Новый большой англо-русский словарь - mayhem
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mayhem
1. юр. ист. нанесение увечья to commit mayhem on smb. —- нанести увечье кому-л. 2. драка, свалка; волнения
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n. 1 violent or damaging action. 2 hist. the crime of maiming a person so as to render him or her partly or wholly defenceless. Etymology: AF mahem, OF mayhem (as MAIM) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Etymology: Middle English mayme, mahaime, from Anglo-French mahaim mutilation, ~, from maheimer, mahaigner to maim, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German meiden gelding, Old Norse meitha to injure Date: 15th century 1. a. willful and permanent deprivation of a bodily member resulting in the impairment of a person's fighting ability b. willful and permanent crippling, mutilation, or disfigurement of any part of the body 2. needless or willful damage or violence ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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You use mayhem to refer to a situation that is not controlled or ordered, when people are behaving in a disorganized, confused, and often violent way. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them. = chaos N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n an extremely confused situation in which people are very frightened or excited; chaos (There was complete mayhem after the explosion.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 13c., from Anglo-Fr. maihem, from O.Fr. mahaigne "injury," related to mahaignier "to maim" (see maim). Originally, in law, the crime of maiming a person to make him less able to defend himself or annoy his adversary. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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