Associations to the word «Maiming»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

MAIM, verb. Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion".

Wise words

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