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Look up: mayhem

  1. mayhem
    [n] - the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Mayhem
    May'hem noun [ The same as maim . See Maim .] (Law) The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See Maim .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/35

  3. mayhem
    noun the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. Mayhem
    • (n.) The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See Maim.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  5. mayhem
    in Anglo-American law, offense against the person in which the offender violently deprives his victim of a member of his body, thus making him less ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/54

  6. mayhem
    mayhem (mā'hem, mā'um) , in common law, the crime of willfully injuring a person so as to diminish his or her capacity for self-defense. Cutting off an arm or leg would thus be mayhem, while such a battery as cutting off an ear would not. Under modern statutes, however, mayhem (o...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  7. Mayhem
    The act of unlawfully and violently depriving another of the use of such of his members as may render him less able in fighting either to defend himself or annoy his adversary; and therefore the cutting or disabling, or weakening a man's hand or finger, or striking out his eye or foretooth, or depri...
    Found on http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/m097.htm

  8. Mayhem
    (n) Mayhem is the act of disfigurement or defacement inflicted on a person by an intentional act or on a fight with such person. Mayhem is also termed as aggravated assault .
    Found on http://www.legal-explanations.com/defini

  9. mayhem
    1) n. the criminal act of disabling, disfiguring or cutting off or making useless one of the members (leg, arm, hand, foot, eye) of another either intentionally or in a fight, called maiming. The serious nature of the injury makes mayhem a felony, which is called "aggravated assault" in most states....
    Found on http://dictionary.law.com/Default.xhtml?

  10. Mayhem
    (band) `Mayhem` is a Norwegian accessdate=2010-05-05-->--> in Oslo, Norway. They are regarded as one of the pioneers of the influential Norwegian black metal scene. Mayhem`s career has been highly controversial, primarily due to the suicide of vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin, the murder of guitarist...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem

  11. Mayhem
    (crime) `Mayhem` is a criminal offence consisting of the intentional maiming of another person. Under the common law of England and Wales and other common law jurisdictions, it originally consisted of the intentional and wanton removal of a body part that would handicap a person`s ability to ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem

  12. Mayhem
    (Toyah album) `Mayhem` is a compilation album by Toyah, released in 1985, a collection of previously unreleased material consisting mostly of demos and tracks not included on previous albums. When the band left Safari Records, the record company found enough material to compile one las...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem

  13. Mayhem
    (comics) image= --> `Mayhem` is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Publication history: The character of detective Brigid O`Rielly first appeared in Cloak and Dagger #1 (Oct 1983), and was created by Bill Mantlo and Rick Leonardi. She subsequently appeared in issues #2-4 (No...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem

  14. Mayhem
    (Imelda May album) `Mayhem` is the third studio album by Irish rockabilly singer Imelda May, released on September 3, 2010 in Ireland and on October 4, 2010 in the publisher=http://imeldamay.co.uk/ ImeldaMay.co.uk|date=August 19, 2010|accessdate=December 25, 2010-->--> Background: Thre...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem

  15. Mayhem
    (Imelda May song) "`Mayhem`" is a song by Irish rockabilly singer Imelda May. Written solely by May, the song was released as her fourth single on September 13, 2010 and the second single from her third studio album of the same name. It has become one of May`s signature songs, next ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem

  16. Mayhem
    (video game) `Mayhem` (also known as `Mayhem 3D`) is a racing video game developed by Left Field Productions, published by Rombax Games, and distributed by Zoo Entertainment for Xbox 360 and PS3.<ref name="cgrempire">--> The game is a demolition derby style game tha...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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