Three local leaders have been killed in political assassinations.
a vicious campaign of character assassination
It is believed that they plotted the assassination of the rebel leader.
He has survived several assassination attempts.
a failed assassination attempt
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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 — I noun annihilation, caedes, destruction, dispatching, execution, homicide, killing, liquidation, murder, murder by stealth, slaying, treacherous killing, unlawful homicide associated concepts: aestimatio capitis, conspiracy, murder, political… … Law dictionary
Assassination — As*sas si*na tion, n. The act of assassinating; a killing by treacherous violence. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assassination — c.1600, noun of action from ASSASSINATE (Cf. assassinate) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
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 — 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 — Infobox Album Name = AssassiNation Type = studio Artist = Krisiun Released = Start date|2006|2|21 Recorded = Genre = Brutal death metal Length = 46:29 Label = Century Media Records Producer = Andy Classen Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5… … Wikipedia
assassination — n. 1) to carry out an assassination 2) a character; political assassination * * * [əˌsæsɪ neɪʃ(ə)n] political assassination a character to carry out an assassination … Combinatory dictionary
assassination — as|sas|sin|a|tion [əˌsæsıˈneıʃən US əˌsæsənˈeı ] n [U and C] the act of murdering an important person assassination of ▪ the assassination of Anwar Sadat ▪ He narrowly escaped an assassination attempt (=when someone tries but fails to kill… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
