Assassination
Assassination noun - Murder of a public figure by surprise attack.
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Kill and assassination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a noun "Assassination".
Kill
Kill noun - The act of terminating a life.
Assassination and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assassination" instead a noun "Kill".
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How words are described
| direct | direct assassination | direct kill |
| original | original assassination | original kill |
| fake | fake assassination | fake kill |
| free | free assassination | free kill |
| Other adjectives: many, brutal, actual, successful, quiet, quick, personal, early, major, final, outright, military, messy, double, last, occasional, literal, recent, stealth, attempted. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- It's better to kill for money — after all, it's Nothing Personal, assassination is just a job and hey, everyone needs to eat; it's not like you're killing someone out of jealousy.
Source: Humans Kill Wantonly -
Stargate SG-1's Sam Carter does this to Martouf after she is forced to kill him to foil his brainwashing-induced assassination attempt on the US President.
Source: Cradling Your Kill -
Contract on the Hitman: The film kicks off with the Bride's former assassination squad trying to kill her.
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