Assassination
Assassination noun - Murder of a public figure by surprise attack.
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Synonyms for Assassination
Honor killing and assassination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Honor killing" instead a noun "Assassination".
Honor killing
Honor killing noun - An ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image.
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Synonyms for Honor killing
Assassination and honor killing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assassination" instead a noun phrase "Honor killing".
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Related pairs
- execution and assassination
- execution and honor killing
- massacre and assassination
- massacre and honor killing
- annihilation and assassination
- annihilation and honor killing
- murder and assassination
- murder and honor killing
- killing and assassination
- killing and honor killing
- slaughter and assassination
- slaughter and honor killing
- carnage and assassination
- carnage and honor killing
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