Noun

assassination (plural assassinations)

  1. killing or murder for political reasons
    The assassination of the king occurred at night.

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Wed Aug 18 19:09:54 2010

An assassination is the targeted killing of a public figure, usually for political purposes.

Assassinations may be prompted by religious, ideological, political, or military reasons. Additionally, assassins may be motivated by financial gain, revenge, or personal public recognition.

Assassination may also refer to the government-sanctioned killing of opponents or to targeted attacks on high-profile enemy combatants.

Use in history

Main article: History of assassination

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Fri Sep 3 06:51:30 2010

What were the main assassination attempts of Adolf Hitler?
Q. i am doing a timeline on Adolf Hitlers life and i have to have at least 20-25 main events, i have 16 so far and was wondering if anybody knew what were the date and places of 6/7 main assassination attempts? i know about operation valkyrie but does anybody know any others? thanks
Asked by hurrellll, - Sun Mar 14 13:59:09 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Johann Georg Elser decided to kill Hitler by placing a time bomb in one of the columns behind the podium where Hitler was to give a speech in the Burgerbrau Beer Cellar in Munich. The bomb was set to detonate at precisely 9.20pm on Wednesday, November 8, 1939. At 8.10 Hitler enters the beer hall but at 9.12pm he suddenly ends his speech and departs. Eight minutes later the bomb explodes killing eight people and wounding sixty-five including Eva Braun's father. Seven of those killed were Nazi Party members. On March 11, 1944, Cavalry Captain Eberhard von Breitenbuch attended a conference at Hitler s villa the Berghof on the Obersalzberg. Concealed on his person was a small Browning pistol with which he intended to shoot his Fuhrer and at… [cont.]
Answered by Diza - Sun Mar 14 18:46:28 2010

Was Abraham Lincoln's assassination a long term cause to the failure of Reconstruction?
Q. After Lincoln's assassination, why did Reconstruction fail? I was thinking it was because of the weak leadership after Lincoln. I'm also looking for long term causes to the failure of Reconstruction.
Asked by The Ultimate Answerer - Sun Dec 14 18:17:58 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Largely, yes. While Andrew Johnson tried to implement Lincoln's plan for reconstruction, he wasn't Lincoln, who had been considered a hero for being the President during the Civil War. Distrust of Johnson by the Congress, and the inability of Johnson to inspire any support insured that the government would be split over how to do reconstruction and insured that the south would be resentful of everything. If Lincoln had survived, it would have been unlikely that the Congress could have become as "radical" as it did. Lincoln would have been able to persuade them to accept his plan, probably because Lincoln would have likely supported giving basic civil rights to the emancipated slaves. With a united government, the reconstruction effort… [cont.]
Answered by Sam N - Sun Dec 14 18:32:15 2008

What part did brutus play in caesars assassination?
Q. What part did brutus play in caesars assassination? It's for a literature piece so i need a bit more information like moties and etc.
Asked by Tian W - Mon Sep 22 06:22:24 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Some sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being his real father, but this is unlikely since Caesar was 15 at the time of Brutus' birth. Brutus' uncle, Quintus Servilius Caepio, adopted him when he was a young man and Brutus was known as Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus for an unknown period of time. Around this time, many senators began to fear Caesar's growing power following his appointment as dictator for life.Brutus was pressured into joining the conspiracy against Caesar by the other senators nd he also discovered messages written on the busts of his ancestors.Brutus, influenced by his loyalty to Cato and Porcia, finally decided to move against Caesar in 44 BC.is wife was the only woman privy to the plot. The conspirators… [cont.]
Answered by TheFasm4 - Mon Sep 22 06:29:50 2008

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Assassination is the targeted killing of a public figure, often for political purposes. Assassinations may be prompted by religious, ideological, political, or military reasons. Additionally, assassins may be motivated by financial gain, revenge, or personal public recognition. In figurative language usage, the word assassination may also be used in colloquial speech as a hyperbole, as in the phrase "character assassination," meaning an attempt to impugn another's character, and thus diminish or destroy ("assassinate") his reputation and credibility.

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