Word: maim
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...sportswriters know that in 1912 Ty Cobb was fined only $50 for running into the grandstand and punching a spectator? Why, at this price Ted could demand his money's worth and maim 100 vehement fans...
...their annual convention in San Francisco, members of the California Academy of General Practice condemned the accident hazards built into the modern automobile. When a car hits a pedestrian, said the doctors, it is frequently the unnecessary adornments near the front of the car that maim and kill: "masticating grills, avulsive door handles, knife-edge eyebrows over headlights and spearlike hood ornaments." The doctors also called for the abolition of bumpers (including the bosom-like projections known as "Dagmars") and for recessed and padded dashboards, collapsible steering columns, safety belts, safety doors and a legal limit on horsepower...
...hottest arenas of the fight for compulsory insurance has been New York state, where uninsured drivers, though they number only 10% of the 4,500,000 total, annually kill an average of 100 persons, maim 1,000 more and damage $7,500,000 worth of property. Last week the state's insurance industry, hoping to ward off compulsory insurance, put into effect the first voluntary plan to cover uninsured drivers, hopes that insurance companies in other states will copy it. The plan, offered by most New York companies, automatically insures every New York driver who now carries liability coverage...
...target for the pitcher to shoot at. Actually, the job is the most demanding in baseball. A good catcher must be able to take punishment. Foul tips batter his hands; the batter's big club swishes past his skull; base runners hit him with intent to maim as they slide for home. Through it all he must use his head, for he is baseball's tactical commander, its platoon leader. He must watch the signs according to the batter, the score, the inning. He must hide his own signals from the runner on second, check his fielders...
Aggravated assault (with intent to kill or maim...