› the murder of someone famous or important:
an assassination attempt
the assassination of the opposition leader
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- The assassination could do serious damage to the fragile peace agreement that was signed last month.
- The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand started off the first World War.
- President Kennedy's assassination had far-reaching repercussions.
- The assassination was reported in all the newspapers.
- The book describes the train of events that led up to the assassination.
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