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seppuku
se-PYOO-kyoo
noun
suicide; the suicide ritual of the samurai; hara-kiri
1939Rex StoutSome Buried CeasarMaybe you think they call it hara-kiri, but they don't or at least rarely. They call it seppuku.1975James ClavellShogunWomen committed seppuku only with a knife in the throat.1986John Walter WilliamsHardwiredDaud and I aren't planning to commit seppuku with you, and I don't think the Hetman will, either.1989Iain M. BanksCanal DreamsThe condemned man ate a hearty breakfast. Feast before seppuku.1990Clive CusslerDragonYou will please allow me to save face by committing seppuku.

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