assassination

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Noun assassination has 2 senses

character assassination, assassination, blackwash - an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
--₁ is a kind of defamation, calumny, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job

Derived form: verb assassinate₂
assassination - murder of a public figure by surprise attack
--₂ is a kind of murder, slaying, execution

Derived form: verb assassinate₁

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