 | Henry Potter - 1816 - 474 pages
...,„ ' * LUNATICS — See Idiots and Lunatics, . * .-•» MAIML '-• , ; * A Mayhem, or maim, is the violently depriving another of the use of such of his members as may render hirmthe less able, m fighting, either to defend himself or to annoy his adversary. Therefore, the cutting... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1819 - 710 pages
...&C. I. AT COMMON LAW. (#) [*784] Mayhem,* at common law, is the violently depriving anoThe of- ther of the use of such of his members as may render him fence. less able in fighting, either to attack his adversary or to defend himself. Hawk. b. 1. c. 55.... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 514 pages
...prepense, or disabling the tongue, putting out an eye, slitting the nose, cutting off a nose or lip, or depriving another of the use of such of his members as may render him the less able to defend himself, or annoy his adversary. The next is rape. Then the infamous crime against nature.... | |
 | Theodric Romeyn Beck - 1825 - 696 pages
...law, the term Mayhem is applied to the cases now under notice. This is defined by Blackstone to be " the violently depriving another of the use of, such...either to defend himself, or annoy his adversary. And, therefore, the cutting off, or disabling, or weakening a man's hand or finger, or striking out... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 pages
...of the aid and assistance of his subjects. For mayhem is properly defined to be, as We may remember, the violently depriving another of the use of such...less able in fighting, either to defend himself, or to annoy his adversary b. And therefore the cutting offj or disabling, or weakening a man's hand or... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 pages
...of the aid and assistance of his subjects. For mayhem is properly defined to be, as we may remember, the violently depriving another of the use of such...less able in fighting, either to defend himself, or to annoy his adversary b. And therefore the cutting off, or disabling, or weakening a man's hand or... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 pages
...MAYHEM. ". . Mayh.-in is properly defined to be, the violently depriving another of the use of such members as may render him the less able in fighting, either to defend himself, or to annoy his adversary. And therefore the cutting off, or disabling, or weakening a man's hand or finger,... | |
 | Daniel Davis - 1828 - 522 pages
...form of the statute in such case made and provided. Wherefore &c MAYHEM. MAYHEM, at common law, is the violently depriving another of the use of such of his members as may render him less able in fighting, either to attack his adversary, or to defend himself. The mere disfiguring,... | |
 | 1835 - 862 pages
...the eye of the law it is viewed in the same light. " The term mayhem," says Judge Blacketone, " is the violently depriving another of the use of such of his members as may render him the less able in fight in:; either to defend himself or annoy his adversary. And, therefore, the cutting off or disabling,... | |
 | Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - 1835 - 862 pages
...accurately thus defined ; the violently depri ing another of the use of such of his members as may rend him the less able in fighting, either to defend himself, or annoy his adversary. Brit. lib. 1. c. 25 ; 1 Hawk. PC c.4By the ancient law of England, he that maimed any mai whereby he... | |
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For mayhem is properly defined to be, as we may remember, the violently depriving another of the use of such of his members as may render him the less able in fighting, either to defend himself, or to annoy his adversary b. 
