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# assassination

noun (an assassination, assassinations)

«assassination» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An assassination is the murder of an important or famous person, such as a leader, usually for political reasons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassination/#m1)

### In the lessons

In history lessons, some assassinations changed world events, for example one that helped start a great war in Europe. In news it is a serious word. Phrases: «assassination attempt», «assassination plot».

### Examples

- The assassination of the archduke helped start a great war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassination/#x1)
- There was an assassination attempt on the president. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassination/#x2)
- The spy story is about an assassination plot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassination/#x3)
- The country mourned after the assassination. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassination/#x4)
- Historians study why the assassination happened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassination/#x5)
- Guards stopped the assassination just in time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassination/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: a-ss-a-ss-ination. Verb: assassinate; person: assassin. Serious topic.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «assassination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassination/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«assassination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/assassination.html) on Mova free.