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Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important.[1][2] It may be prompted by grievances, notoriety, financial, military, political or other motives. Many times governments, corporations, organized crime or their agents order assassinations. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin or hitman.
^"Definition of ASSASSINATION". www.merriam-webster.com. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^Black's Law Dictionary "the act of deliberately killing someone especially a public figure, usually for money or for political reasons" (Legal Research, Analysis and Writing by William H. Putman p. 215 and Assassination Policy Under International Law Archived December 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Harvard International Review, May 6, 2006, by Kristen Eichensehr).
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