Mayhem

8 Violently depriving another of the use of a member proper for his defense in fight.' Violently depriving another of the use of euch of his members as may render him the, less able, in fighting, either to defend himself or to annoy [disable] his adversary. !<• A battery, attended with the aggravating circumstances that the party injured is forever disabled from making as good a defense against future external injuries as he otherwise might have done. Among the defensive members are not only arms and legs, but a finger, an eye, a foretooth, and some others; not, however, a jaw-tooth, the ear, or the nose, the loss of which does not weaken. The injmy is also a crime, being an atrocious breach of the king's peace, and tending to deprive him of the aid of a subject."

See DiTBESS.

1 Gregory v. Kanouse, 11 N. J. L. 6S (1829). ' Louisville & Nashville E. Co. v. Brooks, 83 Ky. 188 <1885). » Kentucky Central E. Co. v. Gastineau, 83 Ky. 187 (1885). •Fame Ins. Co.'s Appeal, 83 Pa. 405 (1877); 30 Leg. Int. 60. » Greene v. Eobinson, 41 Conn. 470 (1874). • Wemple v. Stewart, 22 Barb. 160 (1866). ' The Shelbourne, 30 F. E. 52 (1887).

8F. mehaing, abatement of strength from hurt.

See Haih. •3B1. Com. 121. '"4 61. Com. 205. " 3 Bl. Com. 121; 4 id. 205; 1 id. 130; 8 Port. (Ala.) 472; 10 Ala. 928; 62 Cal. 542; 5 Ga. 404; 7 Mass. 345; 17 Wend. 352; 3 Binn. 595; 6 S. & E. 224; 4 Wis. 168; 2 Bish. Cr. L. § 1001; Whart. Cr. Pr. § 2C0, n; E. S. § 1342, art. 58; 8 C. & P. 167. 1