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1203:. In other states where laws defining mayhem (or maiming) are in place, the maximum punishment for mayhem is generally 10 to 20 years, and mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment may also apply, depending on the laws of the state. If mayhem was committed in an aggravated fashion, such as in the case of where it resulted in permanent disability or disfigurement, the punishment is generally much more severe, and may even include life imprisonment. For example, simple mayhem in California is punishable by two to eight years in prison, whereas aggravated mayhem is punishable by up to life imprisonment. 1080: 1578: 1587: 24: 1182:
Modern statutes in the U.S. define mayhem as disabling or disfiguring, such as rendering useless a member of another person's arms or legs. The injury must be permanent, not just a temporary loss. Some courts will hold even a minor battery as mayhem if the injury is not minor. Mayhem in the U.S. is
1049:. Under the strict common law definition, initially this required damage to an eye or a limb, while cutting off an ear or the nose was not deemed to be sufficiently disabling. In the many years since, the meaning of the crime expanded to encompass any type of 1142:, 91 Eng. Rep. 1122. There, the plaintiff recovered in a battery action against a defendant. Shortly thereafter, "part of his skull by reason of the said battery came out of his head", and the plaintiff brought a subsequent action under mayhem. Though 1261:
and mayhem", which readers misunderstood as meaning "havoc, chaos or pandemonium", and started the usual modern use of the word "mayhem". There is also the term "general mayhem" which involves a lot of anti-social activities happening.
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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 defend themselves in
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The most significant change in common-law mayhem doctrine came in 1697, when the King's Bench decided
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The term "wreaker of mayhem" was, accurately, originally used for a person going on a
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The Home Office. 1998. Violence: Reforming the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
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Criminal offense consisting of the intentional maiming of another person
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in all states and jurisdictions, including federal. In the states of
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In modern times, the offense of mayhem has been superseded in many
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Barbara Allen Babcok, Toni M. Massaro, and Norman W. Spaulding,
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Index


Criminal law
Elements
Actus reus
Mens rea
Causation
Concurrence
liability
Accessory
Accomplice
Complicity
Corporate
Principal
Vicarious
Felony
Indictable offense
Infraction
Misdemeanor
Summary offense
Inchoate offenses
Attempt
Conspiracy
Incitement
Solicitation
Offense against the person
Assassination
Assault
Battery
Child abuse
Criminal negligence

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