Contract killing
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Contract killing, sometimes known as murder-for-hire, is a form of murder or assassination in which one party employs another party to extrajudicially kill a targeted person or people via an illegal a
The Hired Assassins (Ernest Meissonier, 1852)
Assassination
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Assassination is murder by a sudden or secret attack, often for political reasons, particularly when the victim is a prominent political figure. A person who commits an assassination is called an assa
Contract killing
…Contract killing, sometimes known as murder-for-hire, is a form of murder or assassination in which one party employs another party to extrajudicially kill a targeted person or people via an illegal agreement that involves some form of…
Depiction of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre. From left to right: assassin John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Clara Harris, and Henry Rathbone.
Masyaf Castle in Syria, an important Nizari Ismaili fortress.
18th-century depiction of the assassination of William the Silent by Balthasar Gérard on July 10, 1584
Indira Gandhi's blood-stained sari and belongings at the time of her assassination