mayhem

The criminal offense of willfully maiming, disabling, or disfiguring a person.

Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing; wanton destruction.

A state of violent disorder or riotous confusion; havoc.

At common law, a crime consisting in the violent doing of a bodily hurt to another person, such as renders him less able in fighting either to defend himself or to annoy his adversary, as distinguished from one which merely disfigures. See maim.

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.