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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation;
[syn: character assassination, assassination, blackwash]

2. murder of a public figure by surprise attack; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Assassination \As*sas`si*na"tion\, n.
   The act of assassinating; a killing by treacherous violence.
   [1913 Webster]