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HARA-KIRI

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. Origin: Jap, stomach cutting. Source: Websters Vocabulary
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