Meaning of assassination | Babel Free
əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃənDefinitions
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The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain. countable, uncountable
- murder
- homicide
Equivalents
Беларуская
забойства
Català
assassinat
Dansk
attentat
Ελληνικά
δολοφονία
Suomi
salamurha
Français
Assassinat
Galego
asasinato
Magyar
merénylet
Հայերեն
սպանություն
Italiano
assassinio
日本語
暗殺
한국어
암살
Kurdî
sûîkast
မြန်မာဘာသာ
လုပ်ကြံမှု
Português
assassinato
Slovenčina
vražda
Slovenščina
umor
ไทย
การลอบสังหาร
Türkçe
suikast
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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