Mutilation - Wikipedia Maiming, or mutilation which involves the loss of, or incapacity to use, a bodily member, is and has been practiced by many societies with various cultural and religious significance, and is also a customary form of physical punishment, especially applied on the principle of an eye for an eye
Maiming - definition of maiming by The Free Dictionary To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body See Synonyms at mangle 2 To make imperfect or defective; impair: "The presumption of innocence has already been maimed for foreign Muslims" (Nicholas D Kristof) [Middle English maimen, from Old French mahaignier; see mayhem ] maim′er n
maiming - definition and meaning - Wordnik The cruel, needless physical suffering as well as mental worry which such treatment had entailed, perhaps resulting in maiming her for life Prisons and Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences 1914 I think the common law term would be "maiming" rather than assault "Ciomu's case is a dangerous precedent for all Romanian doctors " Ann Althouse 2007
Maim - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com To maim something is to disfigure it through force or violence Wartime battles have a tendency to maim soldiers The verb maim is related to mayhem, which, historically, was the act of hurting another person so badly that they couldn’t defend themselves
maim | Wex | US Law | LII Legal Information Institute To maim means to inflict serious bodily injury on someone resulting in permanent damage Originally, in English common law it meant to cut off or permanently disable a part of the body such as an arm, leg, hand, or foot
Maiming: Understanding Its Legal Definition and Implications . . . Maiming refers to the intentional act of causing severe injury or disfigurement to a person or animal In legal terms, it involves inflicting harm that results in serious physical damage, such as mutilation or the loss of a limb