Assassination
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An Assassination is a premeditated murder for organizational reasons.
- Context:
- It can range from being a State-Sponsored Assassination to being a Gang-Ordered Assassination.
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- Example(s):
- the assassination of 9/11's mastermind.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- a Reward.
- See: Contract Killing, Murder, Capital Punishment.
References
2016
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination
- Assassination is the murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler, usually for political reasons or payment.[1]
An assassination may be prompted by religious, political, or military motives; it is an act that may be done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military, security or insurgent group's command to carry out the homicide.
- Assassination is the murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler, usually for political reasons or payment.[1]
- ↑ Black's Law Dictionary "the act of deliberately killing someone especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons" (Legal Research, Analysis and Writing by William H. Putman p. 215 and Assassination Policy Under International Law, Harvard International Review, May 6, 2006 by Kristen Eichensehr).