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Seppuku
Meaning
Noun
●
A form of
ritual
suicide
by
disembowelment
using a
blade
,
practiced
by Japanese
samurai
, especially to
rid
oneself
of
shame
, as a means of
protest
, or, formerly, as a method of
capital
punishment.
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Wiktionary
Origin
seppuku
English
切腹
Japanese
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Harakiri
Suicide
Defenestration
Flagellation
Fratricide
Regicide
Castration
Samurai
Decapitation
Patricide
Fornication
Suicide By Cop
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