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harakiri
CIDE DICTIONARY
harakiri, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
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