1. kneecapping - Noun
2. kneecapping - Verb
Derived from kneecap
(gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
The mafiosi punished the informer by giving him a kneecapping.
Five kneecappings have been reported this month.
(gerund, figuratively, by extension) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.
kneecapping
present participle of kneecap