When someone is assassinated, they are killed by someone else. Assassination is a very serious crime, and it is usually committed by someone who is angry or upset.
The president was assassinated, and the country is in a lot of trouble.
The assassin killed the president because he was angry with him.
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murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
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Tony kills the assassin and continues through the passageway.
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A group of assassins, the Tarantula, crash the party and murder the host.
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Unknown to the assassin, Engarde recorded the murder for blackmail purposes.
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Vlad exits the shop and kills the assassin with the help of Loiosh.
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An assassin named Bonthron undertook to waylay and murder Henry Gow.
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Bungling assassins kill a Professor Kipling instead of Colonel Rudyard.
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The novel opens with Bond ruminating on a assassin he killed in Mexico.
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After the assassination, the Senate passed an amnesty on the assassins.
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The Assassin feuded with the criminal.
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The assassination destabilized the government.