#assassin

• Assassin — A person who commits a premeditated murder, intentionally, treacherously, or for hire killing another human being; a paid killer who acts in secret to eliminate a victim for political, personal, or financial reasons. In a historical sense, the term referred to members of a fanatical medieval Muslim sect in the Near East, known for their surprise attacks on political leaders.
• Assassinate — To kill a person with premeditation, by surprise, or through treachery, most often to achieve political, financial purposes, or out of revenge. In a figurative sense, it represents the action of violently or treacherously destroying or degrading someone's reputation, career, work, or plans.
• Assassination — The act of assassinating and its result; the premeditated, illegal, and violent killing of a person, usually committed in cold blood and for political, financial, or revenge motives. This structural process involves meticulous planning and is often directed against public figures, state leaders, or prominent personalities, having a major impact on social and legal order.
• Assassination — A crime consisting of the premeditated murder of a person, viewed as a completed act; a homicide of exceptional gravity often committed through betrayal, ambush, or contract. As a participle, it describes the state of the victim whose life was violently and intentionally ended, being widely used in criminal law, historical chronicles, and journalism.
• Assassinator — A literary, rare, or obsolete term used to denote a person who assassinates, an instigator, or a destructive agent that causes the violent suppression of someone or a system; in an adjectival sense, it qualifies an action, element, or factor that has the capacity or purpose to kill or destroy.
• Assassins — The plural form of the noun assassin; individuals who commit premeditated murders or execute violent attacks, often for hire or out of political or financial motives. Historically, the term refers to members of a militant secret Shia sect in the Middle East (11th-13th centuries), renowned for their strategic and fanatical attacks against contemporary leaders.