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noun • a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint verb • shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning | ||||||||
| 24% | 8 | Extreme physical pain inflicted as punishment or punishment | ||||||
noun • extreme mental distress • unbearable physical pain • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason verb • torment emotionally or mentally • subject to torture | ||||||||
| 23% | 8 | Pitch intended to hit the batter as a form of punishment | ||||||
noun • a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head | ||||||||
Punishment Used By Some Hit Men Crossword Clue
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KNEECAPPING which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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KNEECAPPING
Updated: October 11, 2023
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