assassination

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From assassinate +‎ -ion.

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assassination (plural assassinations)

  1. The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
    The assassination of the king occurred at night.
    • 1963, “Introduction”, in Wing-tsit Chan, transl., Instructions for Practical Living and Other Neo-Confucian Writings by Wang Yang-ming[1], Columbia University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xxiv:
      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.

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