Maiming

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Maim \Maim\ (m[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maimed} (m[=a]md);p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Maiming}.] [OE. maimen, OF. mahaignier,
     mehaignier, meshaignier, cf. It. magagnare, LL. mahemiare,
     mahennare; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. mac'ha[~n]a to
     mutilate, m[=a]c'ha to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. mang[=o]n to
     lack, perh. akin to E. mangle to lacerate. Cf. {Mayhem}.]


     1. To deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person
        in fighting less able either to defend himself or to annoy
        his adversary.
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              By the ancient law of England he that maimed any man
              whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced
              to lose the like part.                --Blackstone.
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     2. To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair.
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              My late maimed limbs lack wonted might. --Spenser.
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              You maimed the jurisdiction of all bishops. --Shak.
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     Syn: To mutilate; mangle; cripple.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "maiming":
     bankruptcy, breakage, breakdown, castration, collapse, crack-up,
     crippling, damage, demasculinization, destruction, detriment,
     dilapidation, disablement, disrepair, effeminization, emasculation,
     encroachment, harm, hobbling, hurt, hurting, impairment,
     incapacitation, infringement, injury, inroad, loss, mayhem,
     mischief, mutilation, ruination, ruinousness, sabotage, scathe,
     sickening, spoiling, weakening