maim

IPA: mˈeɪm

To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

Examples of "maim" in Sentences

The prudent course is to avoid giving Islamofascists an excuse to kill or maim them.
Did you know that poorly-performed cover tunes kill or maim more people each year than drunken drivers?
Glenn is more like the snake oil salesman who asks for a pretty young volunteer, only to maim them for life with his product.
Caplan has said that the only possible justification for allowing someone to decide to "maim" themselves is if "the donor chooses to undergo the harm of surgery solely to help another."
In dissent, Justice Samuel Alito said that the court's ruling would frustrate congressional intent and "maim" a law that was enacted as an important defense against organized criminal enterprises.
Page 146 enough at first to 'maim' and 'disable' him, and now exasperated by being obliged to pay his full value to the master, and to have, in addition, the daily care and expense of his maintenance.
What but butchery by piecemeal can, under such circumstances, be expected from a man brutal enough at first to 'maim' and 'disable' him, and now exasperated by being obliged to pay his full value to the master, and to have, in addition, the daily care and expense of his maintenance.