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Police say a man who broke into a car severed his left wrist on some shards of glass
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sever
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v. sev·ered, sev·er·ing, sev·ers
v. tr.
1. To set or keep apart; divide or separate.
2. To cut off (a part) from a whole.
3. To break up (a relationship, for example); dissolve. See Synonyms at separate.
v. intr.
1. To become cut or broken apart.
2. To become separated or divided from each other.
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I think they misused the word "sever". If he severed his wrist, that would have been a massive injury to his wrist.