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....

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....

maim

maim : to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously compare mayhem ...

Maimedly

In a maimed manner...

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)]...

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....

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....

Homiplagium

Homiplagium, the maiming of a man....

Animals

Animals may be divided into--(1) Domestic animals, such as dogs, horses, cows, etc., sometimes called animals mansuet' natur'. See White v. Fox, 48 TLR 641.(2) Animals that are naturally dangerous, i.e., wild beasts, such as lions, bears, etc.(3) Animals fer' natur', butharmless, such as hares, pheasants, partridges, etc. see FER' NATUR' and GAME.Animals of the first or second class are ordinary subjects of property in this country. But there is no property in those of the third class until they are caught or reclaimed. As to the liability of the owner for mischief done by a wild beast, or by a vicious domestic animal, see MISCHIEVOUS ANIMAL.Dogs. As to injury by dogs and seizure of stray dogs, see DOG.Malicious Damage. By the Malicious Damage Act, 1861, s. 40, the unlawful and malicious killing, maiming, or wounding of cattle is made a felony. And by s. 41, the unlawful and malicious killing or wounding any animal not being cattle, but being the subject of larceny at Common Law, or be...

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...

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