maim

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(mām) pronunciation
tr.v., maimed, maim·ing, maims.
  1. To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body. See synonyms at batter1.
  2. To make imperfect or defective; impair.

[Middle English maimen, from Old French mahaignier. See mayhem.]

maimer maim'er n.

verb

    To deprive of a limb or bodily member or its use: cripple, dismember, mutilate. See help/harm/harmless.


v

Definition: cripple, put out of action
Antonyms: aid, cure, heal, help, repair

At common law, “to deprive a person of such a part of his body as to render him less able in fighting or defending himself than he would otherwise have been.” 132 N.E. 2d 761, 763. See mayhem.
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To injure badly by violence.

pronunciation Do not maim snakes because they are beneficial in keeping the rodent population under control.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lemlæste, kvæste

Nederlands (Dutch)
verminken

Français (French)
v. tr. - estropier

Deutsch (German)
v. - verstümmeln, zum Krüppel machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ακρωτηριάζω, σακατεύω

Italiano (Italian)
mutilare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mutilar

Русский (Russian)
калечить, увечье

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mutilar, lisiar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lemlästa, fördärva

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使残废, 使伤残, 使不能工作

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使殘廢, 使傷殘, 使不能工作

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 불구로 만들다, 손상하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 不具にする, 使えなくする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشوه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הטיל מום, גרם לנכות‬


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