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Assassination

//əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain. countable, uncountable

    "The assassination of the king occurred at night."

  2. 2
    murder of a public figure by surprise attack wordnet
  3. 3
    an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation wordnet

Etymology

From assassinate + -ion.

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