kneecapping

Form of malicious wounding or torture to the knee, usually by gunshot
Organization torture Q3013671
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kneecapping

Summary

kneecapping is a torture[1]. kneecapping ranks in the top 9% of torture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (749 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • kneecapping's instance of is recorded as torture[3].
  • kneecapping's subclass of is recorded as knee injury[4].
  • kneecapping's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/055t35[5].
  • kneecapping's has cause is recorded as gunshot wound[6].
  • kneecapping's facet of is recorded as Paramilitary punishment attacks in Northern Ireland[7].
  • kneecapping's has effect is recorded as limp[8].
  • kneecapping's has effect is recorded as amputation[9].
  • kneecapping's BBC Things ID is recorded as 13c167ee-7fd8-49eb-9fd0-32135e90fc8e[10].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for kneecapping include Kneecap[11], a musical group[12], in Ireland[13], founded in 2017[14].

Why It Matters

kneecapping ranks in the top 9% of torture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (749 views/month).[2] kneecapping is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for kneecapping include Kneecap[11], a musical group[12], in Ireland[13], founded in 2017[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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