Maim - Law Dictionary Search Results
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maim : to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously compare mayhem ...
Maimedly
In a maimed manner...
Maim
Maim, the type of injury required for the Commission of Mayhem; especially, serious injury to part of a person's body that is necessary for fighting, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 964....
Maiming
Maiming, depriving of any necessary part. Mutilate, cripple whoever mains any minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for the purposes of begging shall be punishable with imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to the (Indian Penal Code, s. 363A). Also see MAYHEM....
mayhem
The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection See Maim...
Capital offences (Scotland)
Capital offences (Scotland). The Criminal Pro-cedure (Scotland) Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 35), by s. 56 enacts that 'a capital sentence shall no longer be competent except on conviction of murder or of offences against the Act (10 Geo 4, c. 38), which statute by s. 1 makes it a capital crime either to attempt to discharge any kind of loaded firearms at a person or maliciously to stab with intent to murder or maim, or to administer poison, with intent to murder, disable or do grievous bodily harm, or (by s. 2) to throw any sulphuric acid, etc., with intent to murder or maim....
Captive animal
Captive animal, means any animal (not being a domestic animal) which is in captivity or confinement, whether permanent or temporary, or which is subjected to any appliance or contrivance for the purpose of hindering or preventing its escape from captivity or confinement or which is pinioned or which is or appears to be maimed. [Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960), s. 2 (c); See also Wild Life (Protection) Act (53 of 1972) s. 2(5)]Means any non-domestic animal of whatsoever kind or species, whether a quadruped or not, including any bird, fish or reptile, which is in captivity or confinement or is maimed, pinioned or subjected to any appliance or contrivance for hindering or preventing its escape, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, para 405, p. 199 [Protection of Animals Act, 1911, s. 15(a)-(d) (UK)]...
Malignare
Malignare, 1. To malign; to slander 2. To maim, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 970.Malignare, to malign or slander; also to maim....
Maihem
See Maim and Mayhem...
Maim
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...
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