assassination
noun
the premeditated act of killing someone suddenly or secretively, especially a prominent person.
counterassassination
-
a word derived from
assassination.
Example Sentences
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In Britain, counterassassination security for the Edward Heath government was, we are told, “a joke.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
The development of comprehensive state-policy responses to the threat of assassination—stringent security measures, risk-ranking systems, even counterassassination contingency planning—is a more recent phenomenon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
