Mayhem

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Mayhem also called aggravated battery is where the offender commits violent and grievous bodily harm to another

The intentional and criminal act of cutting, disfiguring, or dismembering a human being. This form of hideous crime carries the most severe penalties and is considered a compound or aggravated felony.

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