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noun
- a general physical disturbance; a crowd tussle or fight.
- :She waded into the , elbowing between taller men to work her way to the front of the crowd.
- :The clowns would dart into the crowd and pull another unsuspecting victim into the of the ring
- a state of disorder; chaos
- :The fighting dogs created in the flower beds.
- :What if the legendary hero Robin Hood had been born into the of the 20th century ?
- The crime of willfully maime, maiming or injure, injuring a person.
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Etymology: Middle English maim, mayhem;:from Olde English maihem;::from Old French mahaigne, injury;:::from mahaignier, to maim;::::from Vulgar Latin mahanre.
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