maim

IPA: mˈeɪm

noun

  • (obsolete) A serious wound

verb

  • To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
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Examples of "maim" in Sentences

  • The wounded are now permanently maimed.
  • Eric was maimed, but Paul did not survive the blast.
  • In that same period, scores died and hundreds were maimed.
  • We are talking about the death and maiming of actual people.
  • The Aara was a coiled sword which could maim and kill enemies.
  • It cannot include the right to deliberately kill or maim civilians.
  • Fredon is forced to intervene and maims one cop and kills the other.
  • Guns are not scarecrows, they're meant to damage, maim and kill things.
  • The hind legs can also be used to kill or maim with devastating effect.
  • They were waiting, he said, to dine on the smaller birds maimed or killed by the building.

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