assassinate

Definition

To execute a targeted elimination of a high-value target through covert means, typically for strategic, political, or ideological objectives. Remarkably efficient, ethically complicated, and wildly successful in spy fiction.

Example Usage

The agency's attempt to assassinate the dictator was thwarted by counterintelligence.

Source: Merriam-Webster

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