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Killer, assassin and murderer
hello all,
please explain me, what's the difference between these three synonyms: killer, assassin and murderer?
for example in the movie "unforgiven" in the beginning the titles say that Clint's hero was a murderer and later on his dead friend was signed as an assassin.
AN
please explain me, what's the difference between these three synonyms: killer, assassin and murderer?
for example in the movie "unforgiven" in the beginning the titles say that Clint's hero was a murderer and later on his dead friend was signed as an assassin.
AN
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[/nq] A "killer" is one who kills, in whatever circumstances. He is a "murderer" if the killing was unlawful (or, more precisely, it was deliberate and intentional, or as otherwise defined by the laws of the country concerned). He is an "assassin" if it was politically motivated (and probably regarded as murder also, at least in the country where it happened).
- [/nq] A "killer" is one who kills, in whatever circumstances.
- He is a "murderer" if the killing was unlawful (or, more precisely, it was deliberate and intentional, or as otherwise defined by the laws of the country concerned).
- He is an "assassin" if it was politically motivated (and probably regarded as murder also, at least in the country where it happened).
- Charles H.
- K.
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[nq:1]hello all, please explain me, what's the difference between these three synonyms: killer, assassin and murderer?[/nq]
A "killer" is one who kills, in whatever circumstances.
He is a "murderer" if the killing was unlawful (or, more precisely, it was deliberate and intentional, or as otherwise defined by the laws of the country concerned).
He is an "assassin" if it was politic
A "killer" is one who kills, in whatever circumstances.
He is a "murderer" if the killing was unlawful (or, more precisely, it was deliberate and intentional, or as otherwise defined by the laws of the country concerned).
He is an "assassin" if it was politic
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[nq:1]please explain me, what's the difference between these three synonyms: killer, assassin and murderer?[/nq]
If they were synonyms, there would be no difference... The OED reveals that a killer is one who deprives another creature of life, a murderer is one who unlawfully* kills another *person*, and an assassin is (chiefly) the murderer of a *public personage, generally hired for o
If they were synonyms, there would be no difference... The OED reveals that a killer is one who deprives another creature of life, a murderer is one who unlawfully* kills another *person*, and an assassin is (chiefly) the murderer of a *public personage, generally hired for o
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[nq:2]please explain me, what's the difference between these three synonyms: killer, assassin and murderer?[/nq]
[nq:1]If they were synonyms, there would be no difference... The OED reveals that a killer is one who deprives another ... the Crusades, who were sent forth by their sheikh, the 'Old Man of the Mountains,' to murder the Christian leaders.[/nq]
... and also other Muslim leaders h
[nq:1]If they were synonyms, there would be no difference... The OED reveals that a killer is one who deprives another ... the Crusades, who were sent forth by their sheikh, the 'Old Man of the Mountains,' to murder the Christian leaders.[/nq]
... and also other Muslim leaders h
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19:27, lunedì 28 luglio 2008, dorris26:
[nq:1]please explain me, what's the difference between these three synonyms: killer, assassin and murderer?[/nq]
And what about "homicide"?
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[nq:1]please explain me, what's the difference between these three synonyms: killer, assassin and murderer?[/nq]
And what about "homicide"?
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[nq:1]19:27, lunedì 28 luglio 2008, dorris26:[/nq]
[nq:2]please explain me, what's the difference between these three synonyms: killer, assassin and murderer?[/nq]
[nq:1]And what about "homicide"?[/nq]
Homicide is simply the killing of a human being - this may or may not be lawful, e.g. killing in self-defence is homicide but it is not unlawful.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
[nq:2]please explain me, what's the difference between these three synonyms: killer, assassin and murderer?[/nq]
[nq:1]And what about "homicide"?[/nq]
Homicide is simply the killing of a human being - this may or may not be lawful, e.g. killing in self-defence is homicide but it is not unlawful.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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[nq:2]19:27, lunedì 28 luglio 2008, dorris26: And what about "homicide"?[/nq]
[nq:1]Homicide is simply the killing of a human being - this may or may not be lawful, e.g. killing in self-defence is homicide but it is not unlawful.[/nq]
This sort of thing is a real time-waster. OED's first definition is 'One who kills a human being'; the act comes second. So far we can state that all assassi
[nq:1]Homicide is simply the killing of a human being - this may or may not be lawful, e.g. killing in self-defence is homicide but it is not unlawful.[/nq]
This sort of thing is a real time-waster. OED's first definition is 'One who kills a human being'; the act comes second. So far we can state that all assassi
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13:00, giovedì 31 luglio 2008, Ildhund:
[nq:2]Homicide is simply the killing of a human being - ... killing in self-defence is homicide but it is not unlawful.[/nq]
[nq:1]This sort of thing is a real time-waster. OED's first definition is 'One who kills a human being'; the act ... homicides are killers, but not all killers are homicides, not all homicides are murderers and not all murderer
[nq:2]Homicide is simply the killing of a human being - ... killing in self-defence is homicide but it is not unlawful.[/nq]
[nq:1]This sort of thing is a real time-waster. OED's first definition is 'One who kills a human being'; the act ... homicides are killers, but not all killers are homicides, not all homicides are murderers and not all murderer
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[nq:1]13:00, giovedì 31 luglio 2008, Ildhund:[/nq]
[nq:1]Please correct me, I am trying to understand. killer: a person who deliberately cause the death of an animal;[/nq]
Not just animals - a killer might also kill a human being
[nq:1]homicide: a killer of a person (human been); murderer: a homicide acting out of law; assassin: a murderer acting on a person who is well known by most o
[nq:1]Please correct me, I am trying to understand. killer: a person who deliberately cause the death of an animal;[/nq]
Not just animals - a killer might also kill a human being
[nq:1]homicide: a killer of a person (human been); murderer: a homicide acting out of law; assassin: a murderer acting on a person who is well known by most o
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[nq:1]13:00, giovedì 31 luglio 2008, Ildhund:[/nq]
[nq:1]Please correct me, I am trying to understand. killer: a person who deliberately cause the death of an animal; homicide: ... a person who is well known by most other persons. In Italian there isn't such distinction between murderer and assassin.[/nq]
This may (or may not) explain why it was easy to translate "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
[nq:1]Please correct me, I am trying to understand. killer: a person who deliberately cause the death of an animal; homicide: ... a person who is well known by most other persons. In Italian there isn't such distinction between murderer and assassin.[/nq]
This may (or may not) explain why it was easy to translate "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
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01:34, venerdì 1 agosto 2008, John Briggs:
[nq:2]killer: a person who deliberately cause the death of an ... In Italian there isn't such distinction between murderer and assassin.[/nq]
[nq:1]This may (or may not) explain why it was easy to translate "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" into Italian: there was already a word for "vampire slayer"...[/nq]
What word do you mean?
[nq:1]French and
[nq:2]killer: a person who deliberately cause the death of an ... In Italian there isn't such distinction between murderer and assassin.[/nq]
[nq:1]This may (or may not) explain why it was easy to translate "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" into Italian: there was already a word for "vampire slayer"...[/nq]
What word do you mean?
[nq:1]French and
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