Thesaurus results for HARA-KIRI

hara-kiri

noun

variants also hari-kari

Definition of hara-kiri

as in suicide

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Recent Examples of hara-kiri He was struck by the show’s exploration of hara-kiri, the Japanese ritual suicide. — Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 18 May 2025 The film depicts the historical ‘Honno-ji Incident’ from 1582, when a key vassal of Oda Nobunaga rose in revolt and caused his master to commit hara-kiri in Kyoto. — Mark Schilling, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023

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Noun

Two men have been arrested on murder charges; a hearing for one defendant will resume Wednesday.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Eric Clark, 45, surrendered to police on Friday and is charged with murder.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

South Africa recorded 5,427 homicides from April to July, according to the country's official crime statistics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Alyvia Cromwell, Cromwell’s sister, started a GoFundMe online fundraiser to gather donations to help the family pay for funeral costs and support the homicide victim’s 8-year-old son.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of homicide

Noun

The strip club’s manager, who gave his name as Diego, told The News Thursday that he was not convinced the slaying stemmed from a simple crime of opportunity because the gunman had waited for the victim inside the club.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
During the trial, prosecutors said Kosowski was obsessed with Cozzi — and his fixation drove him to plot the slaying.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of slaying

Noun

She is charged with first-degree murder and assisting self-murder, which in Florida is treated like a manslaughter offense.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
She has been charged with first-degree murder and assisting self-murder, a second-degree felony in Florida punishable by a maximum of 15 years in prison.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

Definition of self-murder

Noun

McCabe said there was no obvious evidence of foul play at the scene and that a death investigation was underway.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
At the time of the incident, the Tesla vehicle was not in autopilot mode, while a CHP officer told the Los Angeles Times it was believed to be an accident with no signs of foul play.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

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