hari-kari /ˌhærɪˈkæri, ˈkɪr-/
ha·ra·ki·ri, ha·ra-ki·ri n. 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.
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harikari
n : ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced
by warriors in the traditional Japanese society [syn: harakiri,
hara-kiri]