What is the meaning of Mayhem?

1. The criminal offence of maiming (“seriously wounding”) a person such that their ability to defend or protect themselves is weakened or completely removed; an instance of this.

   The criminal offence of maiming (“seriously wounding”) a person such that their ability to defend or protect themselves is weakened or completely removed; an instance of this.

   The criminal offence of maiming a person by depriving them of the use of any of their limbs.

   1. Often preceded by to cause or make: great confusion, destruction, disorder, or trouble; chaos, turmoil; an instance of this.

      Often preceded by to cause or make: great confusion, destruction, disorder, or trouble; chaos, turmoil; an instance of this.

      Violent conduct, especially the violent infliction of injury on a person or thing.

      To commit the criminal offence of mayhem (noun sense 1) on (someone); to maim.

      To violently inflict injury on (someone); to injure, to wound.

      Source: wiktionary.org