Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†MUTILATION, n. Sc. Law: the wounding or disabhng of a person in a member as distinct from demembration or cutting off of a member (Sc. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scot. 666).Sc. 1754 Erskine Principles iv. iv. § 19:
Mutilation, or the disabling of a member, is punished at the discretion of the judge.Sc. 1773 Erskine Institute iv. iv. § 50:
The crimes directed against a man's limbs or the other members of his body, without any intention of killing, are chiefly mutilation, demembration, and haimesucken.
