How does one define an ASSASSINATION vs. a killing or a murder in general ?
I suppose I always thought it was based upon the importance of the person to the largest number of people…
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sarabee1995 · 31-35, F
Someone else asked this question and, at the time, I Googled it. According to Google AI, assasination is a sub-type of the larger category of murder. It is a murder that is motivated by a difference in political or philosophical positions.
So, my understanding would be that a President being killed because he slept with the murder's spouse would simply be a murder. But a non-politician or government official who was killed because he espoused beliefs that the killer felt were objectionable would be an assasination. 🤷♀
So, my understanding would be that a President being killed because he slept with the murder's spouse would simply be a murder. But a non-politician or government official who was killed because he espoused beliefs that the killer felt were objectionable would be an assasination. 🤷♀