MAIM

maim

maim, n. Archaic. The type of injury required for the commission of mayhem; esp., serious injury to part of a person’s body that is necessary for fighting. — Also termed maihem; maihemium. See MAYHEM. [Cases: Mayhem 1. C.J.S. Mayhem §§ 2–6.] — maim, vb. “Maihem or maim is where by the wrongful act of another

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