- assassination
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb
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- assassination
The act of killing someone, usually a public figure or important person, for political or ideological reasons.
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Martin Luther King, Jr., a man of peace, was killed by an assassin's bullet.
Lyndon Johnson took over presidency when John Kennedy was assassinated.
There were assassination theories but it was not clear who would have killed him and for what reason. Even now the truth about his death is unclear.