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Definition of assassination noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

assassination

noun
 
 
/əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃn/
 
/əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the murder of an important or famous person, especially for political reasons
    • The president survived a number of assassination attempts.
    • the assassination of John F. Kennedy
    see also character assassination
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