assassination 
1. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation • Syn: character assassination, blackwash • Derivationally related forms: assassinate • Hypernyms: defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job 2. murder of a public figure by surprise attack • Derivationally related forms: assassinate • Hypernyms: murder, slaying, execution
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