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assassinated

American  
[uh-sas-uh-nayt-id] / əˈsæs əˌneɪt ɪd /

adjective

  1. murdered for political reasons.


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The Killer-Critic Assassinated by His Widower, Even, 1997: RB Kitaj’s greatest act of revenge was this painting, displayed at the Royal Academy’s 1997 Summer Exhibition.

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2013

"Actually Assassinated" Last week the editor of the New York Times received from Nicaragua a cablegram distinctly of the letter-to-the-Times type.

From Time Magazine Archive

Assassinated with King Alexander of Yugoslavia at Marseille was the great French protagonist of a pact to end war in Eastern Europe by mutually guaranteeing all frontiers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Poet Assassinated is a work containing practically all of its author's unlimited peculiarities.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Assassinated? by his wife, no doubt?" said still another voice with an emphasis that spoke little in favor of Blue Beard.

From A Romance of the West Indies by Sue, Eugène

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