assassination for political reasons

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• Assassination — is the targeted murder of a high profile person. [ [http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assassin Assassin] (from Wordnet, Princeton University)] An added distinction between assassination and other forms of killing is that the assassin (one …   Wikipedia

• assassination — assassinate, assassination 1. The traditional meaning of assassinate ‘to kill an important person for political reasons’ has been extended in recent times to include any person regarded by his or her killers as a political or sectarian target,… …   Modern English usage

• assassination */ — UK [əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms assassination : singular assassination plural assassinations the murder of a famous or important person, especially for political reasons an assassination attempt assassination of …   English dictionary

• assassination — as|sas|si|na|tion [ ə,sæsı neıʃn ] noun count or uncount * the murder of a famous or important person, especially for political reasons: an assassination attempt assassination of: the assassination of John Lennon => CHARACTER ASSASSINATION …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• assassination — noun /əˈsæs.ɪnˌeɪ.ʃən/ killing or murder for political reasons The assassination of the king occurred at night. See Also: assassin, royal assassin …   Wiktionary

• political assassination — murder of a politician, murder committed for political reasons …   English contemporary dictionary

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