maimings
Violent limb removals
Maimings are acts of maiming—injuring someone so severely that part of their body is permanently damaged or disabled.
The word appears most often in news reports and legal contexts describing violent attacks: The bombings resulted in dozens of deaths and maimings.
It emphasizes lasting physical harm rather than temporary injury.
Acts causing severe disfigurement
- dismembermentsCutting off body parts
- amputationsSurgical limb removals
- disfigurementsPermanent appearance-altering damage
- injuriesBodily damage or harm
woundings · attacks · assaults · brutality · savagery · cruelty · carnage · atrocities
Unintended harmful occurrences
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- workplaceEmployment location
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- safetyFreedom from harm
hazards · OSHA · compensation · liability · equipment · factory · injuries · workers
Amounts owed or alleged
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- assaultViolent offensive act
- grievousCausing intense suffering
- bodilyOf the physical form
harm · felony · criminal · intent · sentencing · conviction · victim · perpetrator
Those killed or wounded
- combatantsThose engaged in warfare
- landminesConcealed explosive ordnance
- IEDsImprovised explosive devices
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
explosions · bombings · veterans · civilians · collateral · battlefield · conflicts · soldiers
mutilations
Acts causing severe disfigurement
- dismembermentsCutting off body parts
- amputationsSurgical limb removals
- disfigurementsPermanent appearance-altering damage
injuries · woundings · attacks · assaults · brutality · savagery · cruelty · carnage · atrocities · bloodshed
accidents
Unintended harmful occurrences
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- workplaceEmployment location
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
safety · hazards · OSHA · compensation · liability · equipment · factory · injuries · workers · amputation
charges
Amounts owed or alleged
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- assaultViolent offensive act
- grievousCausing intense suffering
bodily · harm · felony · criminal · intent · sentencing · conviction · victim · perpetrator · evidence
casualties
Those killed or wounded
- combatantsThose engaged in warfare
- landminesConcealed explosive ordnance
- IEDsImprovised explosive devices
shrapnel · explosions · bombings · veterans · civilians · collateral · battlefield · conflicts · soldiers · amputees
maimingshealings
Restorations to wellness
cures · recoveries · restorations · killings · rehabilitation
maimingshealings
Restorations to wellness
surgeries · medical treatments · therapies · first aid · nursing
maimingsprotections
Measures preventing harm
rescues · salvations · preservations · defenses · medical treatments