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assassination

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
    countable, uncountable
  2. murder
  3. homicide

Equivalents

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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.
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See also

assassination market assassination marketplace Assassinations Assassinator Assassinators assassinatress

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