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Dictionary: ha·ra·ki·ri

ha·ra-ki·ri n. (h"r*kē`rĭ)

[Jap., stomach cutting.]
A ritual form of suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but incorrectly, hari-kari. W. E. Griffis.


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IN BRIEF: n. - Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword.

 
 
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