assassination
nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən//
The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
noun
- 1
The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
The assassination of the king occurred at night.
But side by side with it was a baser conspiracy, among the more unprincipled and desperate friends of James, for the assassination of the King.
Liu's agents pursued him and he escaped assassination only by throwing his clothing away by the Chʻien-tʻang River near Hangchow, thus suggesting suicide.
(It's possible that at least some of the liberals who answered "yes, violence can sometimes be justified" had in mind edge cases like armed resistance by Jews against the SS, not the assassination of peaceful political pundits with whom they disagree.)
Etymology
Etymology tree English assassin English -ate English assassinate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English assassination From assassinate + -ion.
Forms
- plural
- assassinations
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