-assassin, assassination, to assassinate-

-assassin, assassination, to assassinate-
Nota d'uso
Assassin e to assassinate significano “assassino” e “assassinare”, però nell'inglese moderno si usano solo in riferimento all'assassinio di un personaggio di un certo rilievo per motivi politici o religiosi: Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated, Benazir Bhutto è stata assassinata; the attempted assassination of the Pope, il tentato assassinio del Papa. In altri contesti si usano murder, murderer e derivati.

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