hara-kiri - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hara-kiri' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hara-kiri

[ n.]

- 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.

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