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Mayhem

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003193

The common law offense of violently depriving another person of a member of their body, or disabling or disfiguring them, so as to render them less able to defend themselves in combat. Modern statutes often refer to this crime as malicious wounding or aggravated assault. The intent to maim or disfigure is a key element of the offense.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003193
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003193",
  "term": "Mayhem",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The common law offense of violently depriving another person of a member of their body, or disabling or disfiguring them, so as to render them less able to defend themselves in combat. Modern statutes often refer to this crime as malicious wounding or aggravated assault. The intent to maim or disfigure is a key element of the offense.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/mayhem/"
}

Record 3,158 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.