assassination

[US]/ə,sæsi'neiʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of murdering a political or public figure.

Phrases & Collocations

political assassination

Example Sentences

hatch an assassination plot.

Who instigated assassination ?

The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.

he has survived several assassination attempts.

Evolving index on events and people from the Gracchi brothers to the assassination of Caesar, including land reform, Jugurthine and Mithridatic wars, Marius, Pompey, Crassus and more.

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