Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

knee-capping

verb

/ˈniːˌkæpɪŋ/

Definition

Knee-capping is a term that refers to the act of shooting or injuring someone’s knee, often as a form of punishment or intimidation.

Examples

The gang threatened him with knee-capping if he didn’t pay up.
After the incident, he walked with a noticeable limp due to a knee-capping done years ago.
Knee-capping is often mentioned in crime novels as a brutal way to send a message.

Meaning

To knee-cap someone means to deliberately incapacitate them by damaging their knee, historically used in organized crime contexts as a violent tactic.