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Definition of: hara-kiri
(hä′rä·kē′rē) noun
Suicide by disembowelment: traditional form of suicide practiced by the Japanese samurai when disgraced or in lieu of execution: also hari-kari. Also ha′ra·ka′ri (-kä′rē). [<Japanese hara belly + kiri cut]
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