Hypertext Webster Gateway: "assassination"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Assassination \As*sas`si*na"tion\, n.
The act of assassinating; a killing by treacherous violence.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
assassination
n 1: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation [syn: {character
assassination}]
2: murder of a public figure by surprise attack
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