Maim

Modus Operandi

To inflict a serious bodily injury, including mutilation or any harm which limits the victim’s ability to function physically. originally, in english common law it meant to cut off or permanently cripple a body part like an arm, leg, hand or foot. in criminal law, such serious harm becomes an “aggravated” assault, which is a felony subject to a prison term.

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