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Maim v. t. (past & past part. maimed;pres. part. maiming)

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. "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."

To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair. "My late maimed limbs lack wonted might." "You maimed the jurisdiction of all bishops."

Synonyms: To mutilate; mangle; cripple.

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"Maimed" Quotes from Famous Books

... from far survey the fray And strive to succor those who fall, Let each give thanks that not today To us the clarion bugles call— That not today to us 'tis said: "Bow down the knee, or pay the cost Till all ye loved are maimed or dead, Till all ye had is wrecked ...

— The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 • Various

... drop. Looking at the condition of both horses and the saddle and ropes, Lucy saw what a fight there had been, and a race! Where was the rider? Thrown, surely, and back on the trail, perhaps dead or maimed. ...

— Wildfire • Zane Grey

... but the odds in weight of metal (3 to 2) were too great against the Reindeer, where both sides played their parts so manfully. Captain Manners stood at his post, as resolute as ever, though wounded again and again. A grape-shot passed through both his thighs, bringing him to the deck; but, maimed and bleeding to death, he sprang to his feet, cheering on the seamen. The vessels were now almost touching, and putting his helm aweather, he ran the Wasp aboard on her port [Footnote: Letter of Captain Blakely, July 8, 1814. Cooper starboard: it is a point of little ...

— The Naval War of 1812 • Theodore Roosevelt

... scarcely heard an unkind word said against them. We have come here to cement the Union—to make that Union, of which gentlemen have so eloquently spoken, permanent, noble, and glorious in the future as it has been in the past—not to be content with it as a maimed ...

— A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention • Lucius Eugene Chittenden

... I could perform a jog (sacrifice) for as little as ten rupees; but such maimed rites are quite contrary ...

— Tales of Bengal • S. B. Banerjea

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