assassinate

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire le meurtre d'une personne importante ou en vue, généralement pour des raisons politiques ou idéologiques.

A verb used to describe the act of murdering a prominent or important person, typically for political or ideological reasons.

1. Murder for political reasonsB2formal

   To kill someone, usually a prominent political or public figure, for political motives.

   Assassiner (pour raisons politiques)

   • The secret service foiled a plot to assassinate the president.
   • The dictator was assassinated by a member of his own guard.
   • Several world leaders have been assassinated throughout history.

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