Kneecapping
Pronunciation: /ˈniˌkæpɪŋ/
Kneecapping (noun)
- a violent act of injuring someone's knee to punish or control them.
- an action to harm someone's career or business, often secretly.
Examples
- The gang used kneecapping to intimidate their rivals.
- Kneecapping was a brutal method of enforcing control.
Common collocations: brutal kneecapping, use kneecapping, business kneecapping, engage in kneecapping, corporate kneecapping