For complex entries, the use of subsenses is encouraged. In this case the hierarchy is defined logically – core sense at the root – but again, the most salient subsenses should be placed first in line.
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} Conduct that playfully causes petty [[annoyance]].
# {{lb|en|collective}} A [[group]] or a [[pack]] of [[rat]]s.
# {{lb|en|archaic}} Harm or injury:
## {{lb|en|uncountable}} Harm or trouble caused by an [[agent]] or brought about by a particular cause.
##: {{ux|en|She had '''mischief''' in her heart.}}
##: {{ux|en|Sooner or later he'll succeed in doing some serious '''mischief'''.}}
##* '''1815''', {{w|Jane Austen}}, ''Emma'', [[s:Emma/Volume 1/Chapter 8|Volume I, Chapter 8]]:
## {{lb|en|countable}} An injury or an instance of harm or trouble caused by a person or other agent or cause.
##: {{ux|en|It may end in her doing a great '''mischief''' to herself—and perhaps to others too.}}
# {{lb|en|legal}} A criminal offence defined in various ways in various jurisdictions, sometimes including causing damage to another's property.
