mayhem vs law-breaking

mayhem and law-breaking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mayhem	Yes	No	No	No
law-breaking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, law-breaking is a hypernym of mayhem; that is, law-breaking is a word with a broader meaning than mayhem:

mayhem: the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
law-breaking: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

Other hypernyms of mayhem include crime, criminal offence, criminal offense.

mayhem (noun)	law-breaking (noun)
the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
violent and needless disturbance