Assassination: alternatives and connections

False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and false representation of the words or actions of another, with a view to injure his good name.

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False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction.

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Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; sl…

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The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc.

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The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide.

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Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.

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of Slay

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The act of traducing; misrepresentation; ill-founded censure; defamation; calumny.

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To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.

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To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.

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A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.

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