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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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  1. 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.
  2. n. ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. n ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society