Also means
assassination
Usage Note
Assassinio refers specifically to premeditated killing. In Italian criminal law the distinction is between omicidio (homicide, which can be manslaughter) and assassinio or omicidio premeditato (premeditated murder). The agent noun is assassino (murderer, assassin). The plural is assassini.
Examples
"L'assassinio fu commesso di notte."
Natural Translation
The murder was committed at night.
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