/ əˈsæsɪneɪt; NAmE -sən-/ verb
[ vn ] [ often passive ] to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons :
The prime minister was assassinated by extremists.
a plot to assassinate the president
► as·sas·sin·ation / əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE -səˈn-/ noun [ U , C ]:
The president survived a number of assassination attempts.
the assassination of John F. Kennedy
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin assassinat- killed, from the verb assassinare , from assassinus , from Arabic ḥašīšī hashish-eater.