Assassination

In its most common use, assassination has come to mean the killing of an important person. An assassin — one who carries out the assassination — is usually motivated by ideological or political reasons. Other motivations may be money in the case of a hitman; opposition to a person's beliefs or belief systems in the case of a fanatic; orders from a government that are often carried about by a subversive agent such as a spy; or loyalty to a competing leader or group.

Related Topics:
Killing - Ideological - Political - Money - Hitman - Belief - Fanatic - Government - Spy - Loyalty

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Assassination, like companion terms such as terrorism and freedom fighter, is often considered to be a loaded term. The definition of assassination is generally much clearer than the others. Most assassins appear comfortable enough with their deed to describe it as such publicly, whereas few call themselves terrorists.

Related Topics:
Terrorism - Freedom fighter - Loaded term

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