1. wounds or injures someone permanently, especially by damaging a limb
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘maim’

Examples

• The accident maims several workers each year at the factory.
• A landmine explosion maims innocent civilians.
• The disease maims those who do not receive proper treatment.
• Poor safety equipment often maims construction workers.
• The wild animal attack maims the hiker’s leg.
• Industrial machinery sometimes maims careless operators.