Maihemium
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
In old English Jaw. Mayhem, (q. v-) Maihemium est homicidium inchoatum. § Inst. 118. Mayhem is ineipient homicide. Maihemium est inter crimina majora minimum, 6t inter minora maximum. Co. Litt. 127, Mayhem is the least of great crimes, and the greatest of small. Maibemium est membri mutilatio, et dici poterit, ubi aliquis in aliqua parte sui corporis effectus sit inutilis ad pugnandum.
Co. Litt. 126.
Mayhem is the mutilation of a member, and can be said to take place when a man is injured in any part of his body so as to be useless in fight.