Assassination

"Assassin" redirects here. For the medieval society, see Assassins. For other uses, see Assassin (disambiguation) and Assassination (disambiguation).

Homicide
Murder
Note: Varies by jurisdiction Assassination Child murder Consensual homicide Contract killing Felony murder rule Honor killing Human sacrifice (Child) Lust murder Lynching Mass murder Murder–suicide Proxy murder Lonely hearts killer Serial killer Spree killer Torture murder Feticide Double murder Misdemeanor murder Crime of passion Internet homicide Depraved-heart murder
Manslaughter
in English law Negligent homicide Vehicular homicide
Non-criminal homicide
Note: Varies by jurisdiction Justifiable homicide Capital punishment Human sacrifice Feticide Medicide
By victim or victims
Suicide
Family
Familicide Avunculicide Prolicide (Filicide, Infanticide, Neonaticide) Fratricide Sororicide Mariticide Uxoricide Parricide (Matricide, Patricide)
Other
Friendly fire Genocide Democide Gendercide Omnicide Regicide Tyrannicide Pseudocide Deicide
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An assassination is defined generally as: "to murder (a usually prominent person) by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons."^[1][2] Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."

An assassination may be prompted by religious, ideological, political, or military motives; it may be carried out for the prospect of financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from the desire to acquire fame or notoriety (that is, a psychological need to garner personal public recognition), from the wish to form some kind of "relationship" with a public figure, or from the desire (or at least the willingness) to be killed or commit suicide in the act.

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