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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The boy was booked into Placer County Juvenile Hall on suspicion of murder, Gaines said.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Three men in Mexico received 158-year prison sentences Friday for the murders of Australian surfers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Redd Rhoad.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

An affidavit prepared by a Fort Worth Police Department homicide detective outlines the circumstances that law enforcement authorities believe support Henton’s arrest for murder, the offense on suspicion of which he was arrested on Friday.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Trump is correct that the United States has seen historic plunges in homicide, violent crime, robbery and property crime.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of homicide

Noun

Roberts was arrested almost a month after the slaying on June 14, 2019.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Two others involved in the slaying received lesser sentences — one who was 17 at the time and another who testified on behalf of the state as part of a plea deal.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 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

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