Definition of Hara-keri
Ha"ra-ki`ri (h&add;"r&add;*kē`r&ibreve;),
n. [Jap., stomach cutting.] 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- also called seppuku. ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practiced in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death
- suicide or any suicidal action; a self-destructive act
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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