Maihemium
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
or MAIHEM. Mayhem (g. V.) MAIHEMIUM EST INTER CRIMINA MAjora minimum, et inter minora maximum. Mayhem is the least of great crimes, and the greatest of small.
Co. Litt. 127.
MAIHEMIUM EST MEMBRI MUTILAtio, et dici poterit, ubi aliquis in aliqua parte sui corporis effectus sit inutilis ad pugnandum. 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.
Co. Litt. 126.
MAIL (Pr. malle, a trunk). Originally used in reference to the bag or valise which postillions had behind them, and in which they carried letters. In modern usage it is a general term to express the carriage of letters by public authority.
6 Daly (N. Y.) 558.
It is used also in reference to