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Assassin : (noun)
1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political
figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and
often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were
hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and
emperors" [syn: assassinator, bravo]
2: a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th
century) who terroriszed and killed Christian Crusaders
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Assassin : \As*sas"sin\, n. [F. (cf. It. assassino), fr. Ar.
`hashishin one who has drunk of the hashish. Under its
influence the Assassins of the East, followers of the Shaikh
al-Jabal (Old Man of the Mountain), were said to commit the
murders required by their chief.]
One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret
assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for
defense.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Assassin : \As*sas"sin\, v. t.
To assassinate. [Obs.] --Stillingfleet.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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ASSASSIN, crim, law. AnAssassin : is one who attacks another either
traitorously, or with the advantage of arms or place) or of a number of
persons who support him, and kills his victim. This being done with malice,
aforethought, is murder. The term assassin is but little used in the common
law, it is borrowed from the civil law.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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