assassination
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the murder of a famous or important person, especially for political reasons
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in Scottish, South African, or Indian law, the crime of killing someone illegally but without intending or planning to kill them
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the practice of killing a very old or very ill person without causing them pain. When someone in this condition asks to be killed, the practice is called voluntary euthanasia.
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the murder of a woman by a male relative because he believes that she has damaged the family’s image
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the crime of killing or harming people during a war for reasons that are not allowed by international laws about war
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