assassination
/əˌsasɪˈneɪʃn
/noun [mass noun]
The action of assassinating someone: the assassination of President Kennedy [as modifier]: a failed assassination attempt [count noun]: a wave of bombings and assassinations...
- We are talking of torture and extrajudicial executions or assassinations.
- It has also raised fears that political assassinations are making a comeback as a way to eliminate opposition figures.
- The world has witnessed innumerable political assassinations but few have had earthshaking consequences.
Synonyms
murder, killing, political execution, slaughter, butchery, homicide, liquidation, elimination, extermination, termination, putting/doing to death, martyrdom
informal hit
literary slaying