kneecapping
Speech parts
1. kneecapping - Noun
2. kneecapping - Verb
Derived from kneecap
Meaning
(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
Synonyms
esquire
patella
torture
piping
padding
torment
kneecap
scutcheon
mantelet
kneepan
scutum
kneeing
knee-capping