Definitions
murder of a public figure by surprise attack
Word origin
From assassinate + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Political killing”13 letters
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