rubout
[ruhb-out]
- a murder or assassination.
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Origin of rubout
1925–30, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase rub out
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Historical Examples
It looks as though somebody put somebody on the spot for a rubout.
"And That's How It Was, Officer"Ralph Sholto