[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: chotwI'

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: chotwI'
Part of speech: noun
Definition: murderer
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  chotwI' DaSamjaj 
  May you find the murderer. (std & toast) KGT

CULTURAL NOTES:

(KGT 110-11):  The *kut'luch* is a knife associated with Klingon assassins, so the imagery is one of a list, presumably in a specific order, of intended victims of the *kut'luch*. To determine one's place in Klingon society or to understand who has authority over whom, one must be aware of the {qutluch patlh} of the military, the government, the house with which one is associated, and so on.

 (KGT 50f):  As is well known, it is considered the duty of officers on Klingon ships to assassinate their immediate superior if the higher-ranking officer has been judged unfit to serve, perhaps as a consequence of neglecting his or her duty, demonstrating cowardice, or behaving dishonorably. This practice extends even to the captain of the ship.

"You're fortunate your First Officer didn't kill you for such a failure." (Prosecutor Orak to Archer, ENT "Judgment")

SEE:
chot  		murder (v) 

SEE ALSO:
HoH 		kill (v)
muH 		execute, put to death (v)
Hay' 		duel (v)
peq 		slaughter (v)
wID 		massacre (v)
HeghmoH 	be fatal (v)

HoH 		killing (n)  
Hegh 		death (n)

TREK TRIVIA:
  "Murder is contrary to the laws of man and God." (M-5 computer, TOS "The Ultimate Computer")

--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons