- kneecapping
- noun Date: 1974 the terroristic act or practice of maiming a person's knees (as by gunshot) • kneecap transitive verb
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kneecapping
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kneecapping — noun a) The act of destroying the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists. There have been five reports of kneecapping this month. b) An act of this type of punishment. The… … Wiktionary
kneecapping — see knee capping … English dictionary
kneecapping — n. act of crippling by shooting in the legs (especially in the knees)n. knee bone, patella; knee protector, knee pad v. shoot in the kneecap or knee; cripple by shooting in the kneecap … English contemporary dictionary
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kneecap — kneecapper, n. /nee kap /, n., v., kneecapped, kneecapping. n. 1. the patella. 2. a protective covering, usually knitted, for the knee. v.t. 3. to cripple (a person) by shooting in the knee: Terrorists were kneecapping prospective jurors. [1650… … Universalium
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