Assassination
Assassination noun - Murder of a public figure by surprise attack.
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Pressure and assassination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pressure" instead a noun "Assassination".
Pressure
Pressure noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.
Assassination and pressure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assassination" instead a noun "Pressure".
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How words are described
| similar | similar assassination | similar pressure |
| public | public assassination | public pressure |
| political | political assassination | political pressure |
| international | international assassination | international pressure |
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They draw the line with assassination and planting evidence (except in minor cases to pressure a criminal) presumably because such tactics would make the audience a bit nervous.
Source: Judge, Jury, and Executioner -
Fortunately for Kenshiro, he is the successor to the Hokuto Shinken ("Great Bear Divine Fist") school of martial arts, a legendary assassination art which utilizes the keiraku hiko pressure points of the human body to literally make them explode from within.
Source: Manga / Fist of the North Star -
Talia's former mentor talks about a gentler form of this as an assassination method that leaves no evidence: simply telekinetically close off the carotid arteries to starve the brain of oxygen, then release the pressure after the target dies.
Source: Psychic Strangle
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