maimed; maiming; maims
maimer
noun
1
obsolete
: serious physical injury
especially
: loss of a member of the body
2
obsolete
: a serious loss
maim·er
-mə(r)
plural -s
: one that maims
a worse killer and maimer than … botulism, typhoid, and trichinosis—
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Verb
The bomb killed 16 people and maimed several others.
on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 June 2026
She was booked on a dozen counts of willful/malicious kill/maim/torture animal, horse, and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000, police said in a press release.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Joshua Booth, 51, was charged with one count of willfully or maliciously torture, maim or mutilate an animal kept for companionship or pleasure causing death, a category B felony under Nevada law, according to the Clark County District Attorney's Office.
—James Powel, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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Verb
The teenager was arrested for 12 counts of willful/malicious kill/maim/torture animal -- horse and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000, authorities said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 June 2026
She was booked on a dozen counts of willful/malicious kill/maim/torture animal, horse, and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000, police said in a press release.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Noun
She was booked on a dozen counts of willful/malicious kill/maim/torture animal, horse, and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000, police said in a press release.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Joshua Booth, 51, was charged with one count of willfully or maliciously torture, maim or mutilate an animal kept for companionship or pleasure causing death, a category B felony under Nevada law, according to the Clark County District Attorney's Office.
—James Powel, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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“Maim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maim. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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