To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character" murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel
When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act. Would the USA be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated? The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed. + assassination assassinations as·sas·si·na·tion She would like an investigation into the assassination of her husband He lives in constant fear of assassination. to murder an important person
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"