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Magic79 Posted 19 years ago
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assassin ???

0According to Longman Advanced Dictionary of Contemporary English, assassin is defined as the following:02br
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01font01font00assassin02font00: someone who murders an important person:02br
00Kennedy's assassin is assumed to have been Lee Harvey Oswald.02font02br
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01font00My question is: could "assassin" also mean the one who hires another person to kill?02font02br
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01font002)assassin = one who pays the killer02font02br
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0No, I would say not.0-
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0 Not in practical/strict terms, but for many they are murderers/killers in moral terms. 02br
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00 The planners/instigators may end up in the electric chair nonetheless. They are considered guilty, sometimes even more guilty than the hired hands. 02br
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0 Well, it's not just in moral terms - legally they are still going to be prosecuted for murder if it's known who was involved. But the person who 01i00arranged 02i00the murder is not the "assassin." 0-
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