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assassination

noun
/əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/US

Etymology

From assassinate + -ion.

  1. derived from أَسَاسِيّ
  2. borrowed from assassino
  3. borrowed from assassin
  4. formed as assassinate — “assassin + -ate”
  5. suffixed as assassination — “assassinate + ion”

Definitions

  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.

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