assassination
1Assassination — 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 …
2assassination — 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… …
3Assassination — As*sas si*na tion, n. The act of assassinating; a killing by treacherous violence. [1913 Webster] …
4assassination — c.1600, noun of action from ASSASSINATE (Cf. assassinate) (q.v.) …
5assassination — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted ▪ targeted ▪ political ▪ Three local leaders have been killed in political assassinations. ▪ character …
6assassination */ — 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 …
7assassination — 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,… …
8AssassiNation — 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… …
9assassination — 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 …
10assassination — 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… …
