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1. hara-kiri
   Ritual suicide of the Japanese samurai (military caste) since the 12th century. Today it is illegal. It was carried out to avoid dishonour or to demonstrate sincerity, either voluntarily or on the...
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2. Hara-kiri
   Ha'ra-ki`ri (ha'ra*kē`rĭ) noun [ 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.
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3. 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 Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. Hara-kiri
   • (n.) 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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5. hara-kiri
   hara-kiri (här'u-kēr'ē, hăr'u–) [Jap.,=belly-cutting], the traditional Japanese form of honorable suicide, also known by its Chinese equivalent, seppuku. It was practiced by the Japanese feudal warrior class in order to avoid falling into enemy hands. Around ...
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6. Hara-Kiri
   Hara-Kiri is a form of ritualistic suicide in which the participant disembowels them self by cutting across the stomach and then upwards, using a special knife. It was popular among the military class in feudal Japan.
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7. Hara-Kiri
   (magazine) In 1960, Georges Bernier, Cavanna and Fred Aristidès created the monthly satirical magazine Hara-Kiri. Hara Kiri Hebdo, its weekly counterpart, was first published in 1969. Other collaborators included Melvin Van Peebles, Reiser, Roland Topor, Moebius, Wolinski, GÃ...
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8. harakiri
   [n] - (Japan) ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword
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9. harakiri
   a swap without spread Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
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10. harakiri
    hara-kiri noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
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11. HARAKIRI
    Suicide by belly cutting. Same as seppuku.
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12. Harakiri
    (ski piste) The `Harakiri` is a slope in the ski resort of Mayrhofen Ski Zillertal 3000. It is named after the Japanese vulgar term for seppuku, ritual suicide by samurai. With an average incline of 78 % and a length of about 150 meters, it is the steepest groomed slope in Austria. T...
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