Look up: maim

1. maim
   [v] - injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
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2. Maim
   Maim (mām) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Maimed (māmd); present participle & verbal noun Maiming .] [ Middle English maimen , Old French mahaignier
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3. Maim
   Maim noun [ Written in law language maihem , and mayhem .] [ Old French mehaing . See Maim , v. ] 1. The privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is rendered less abl...
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4. maim
   To disable or cripple by an injury. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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5. Maim
   • (v.) The privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is rendered less able to defend himself or to annoy his adversary. • (v.) The privation of any necessary part; a crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential. See Mayhem. • (v. t.) To de...
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6. maim
   maim To inflict a severe and permanent injury on a person or animal, especially one that renders a limb useless: 'One young man was killed and two others were mauled and maimed by a lion at the San Francisco zoo in December, 2007.' Although not directly related to this malle- unit, 'maim' is indirectly associated with it.
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7. Maim
   This is a technical word necessary to be introduced into all indictments for mayhem; the words "feloniously did maim," must of necessity be inserted, because no other word, or any circumlocution, will answer the same purpose. Crim. law. To deprive a person of such part of his body as to render him l...
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8. Maim
   (v) Maim is the inflicting of severe bodily harm to a person by an aggravated assault resulting in injury, mutilation or incapability to do physical functions.
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9. maim
   v. to inflict a serious bodily injury, including mutilation or any harm which limits the victim's ability to function physically. Originally, in English common law it meant to cut off or permanently cripple a body part like an arm, leg, hand or foot. In criminal law, such serious harm becomes an "ag...
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