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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.

2. To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to
disable; to impair.

My late maimed limbs lack wonted
might.

You maimed the jurisdiction of all
bishops.

Syn. -- To mutilate; mangle; cripple.

Maim, n. [Written in law language
maihem, and mayhem.] [OF. mehaing. See
Maim, v.] 1. The
privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is
rendered less able to defend himself or to annoy his
adversary.

2. The privation of any necessary part; a
crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential.
See Mayhem.

Surely there is more cause to fear lest the want there
of be a maim than the use of it a blemish.

A noble author esteems it to be a maim in
history that the acts of Parliament should not be
recited.


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