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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Maheman, vbl. n. [f. e.m.E. mayhim, -em v. (1534), n. (1529), AF. mahem n.: cf. Maim v.] (In English law: The crime of maiming or disabling.) —1667 Justiciary Ct. Rec. I. 220.
That maheman and mutilation may be inferred as well of a disabled finger as of another member of the body
