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assassination

noun as in bump-off

noun as in homicide

noun as in killing

noun as in massacre

noun as in pogrom

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In writings found by investigators, the suspect expressed white supremacist beliefs and called for Trump's assassination to start a political revolution, according to the search warrant.

From BBC

The opposition leader has been arrested on numerous occasions and in 2017 survived an assassination attempt in which his vehicle was shot 16 times.

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Unfortunately, the trailer spoils one of the film’s most outlandish assassinations, so it unfolds with all of the energy of a joke you’ve already heard.

He strongly denies all the claims, saying "there is no credible evidence against me", and says he is the victim of "a political assassination because I dared to question Nigel Farage".

From BBC

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on Tuesday that she had directed federal prosecutors to seek the penalty for the "premeditated, cold-blooded assassination".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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