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Substantiivit
- (historical) A member of a Muslim militant group responsible for murdering Christian leaders during the Crusades.
- Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
- Any ruthless killer.
Verbit
- (nonstandard) To assassinate.
Esimerkit
- The Assassines, a nation depending of Phœnicia, are esteemed among the Mahometists of a soveraigne devotion and puritie of maners; they hold, that the readiest and shortest way to gaine Paradise, is to kill some one of a contrary religion.
- Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
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