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MAYHEM (for derivation see MAIMING)

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MAYHEM (for derivation see
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MAIMING)  , an old Anglo-
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French
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term of the
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law signifying an
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assault whereby the injured
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person is deprived of a member proper for his
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defence in fight, e.g. an
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arm, a
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leg, a fore tooth, &c . The loss of an
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ear,
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jaw tooth, &c., was not
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mayhem . The most
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ancient
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punishment in
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English law was retaliative—membrum
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pro membro, but ultimately at
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common law
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fine and imprisonment . Various statutes were passed aimed at the offence of
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maiming and disfiguring, which is now dealt with by
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section 18 of the Offences against the Person
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Act 1861 . Mayhem may also be the ground of a
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civil
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action, which had this peculiarity that the
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court on sight of the
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wound might increase the
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damages awarded by the
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jury .

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