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View definitions for maimed

maimed

adjective as in deprived of use of a body part

adjective as in impaired

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Not to bring the mood down too much, but the stories are piling up of women killed or maimed because of abortion bans.

From Salon

In a widely viewed clip, Sinwar is shown seated alone inside a shattered building, one arm maimed and motionless, using his good arm to hurl a stick or pole at the Israeli drone tracking him.

Children, medical workers and innocent bystanders were killed and maimed.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the group suffered a double wave of attacks that that saw thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies explode, leaving 39 dead and thousands of Hezbollah fighters, officials and administrators maimed and incapacitated.

“What we used to do was wait for people to be killed and maimed,” explains Duncan Spencer from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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