when a person is killed its a a murder but if a president or someone in the goverment its considered an assination . Two differnt words for the same situtation We consider our love ones very important parts to our lives are they not too important to be considered assinated by someone or is it a term of power to the goverment and not to the peolple of this nation thats a question that is need to be answered.
2006-08-06 04:39:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
When some else is doing it, then its murder. When you do it yourself, then its assassination and when you control the media you can make the sheep's believe you did them a a favor.
2006-08-06 04:45:39 · answer #1 · answered by Chri R 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Assassination has a political conotation. It's a strong word, like JFK. It was for political reason. So, when politicians are murdered, it can be an assassination, baby. Now read the definition of assassination on Webster. Click below:
2006-08-06 11:43:56 · answer #2 · answered by Ch'é'étiin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's now definitely linked to murder of someone of some level of importance, but this is misleading. It's actually just attack by stealth. You actually don't even need to KILL the person to technically have "assassinated" them.
But like decimate (destroy 10% of something) and anti-social (outright hostile toward social order), the word's connotation is becoming it meaning.
2006-08-06 11:46:28 · answer #3 · answered by Meredia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The deictionary says that the murdered person has to be "prominent". There is no definitive measure. John Lennon's murder was an assassination.
2006-08-06 11:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The murder of a President has far reaching affects. Countries crumble, wars start. . .
Does this help?
2006-08-06 11:52:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An assassination has political connections and is not done out of hate usually, it is done because it would benefit someone to have that person killed. An assassination is done by a professional killer.
2006-08-06 11:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the person is murdered for political reasons, it is an assassination. That is the difference.
2006-08-06 11:44:29 · answer #7 · answered by Robb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is personally motivated, it is simple murder. If it is politically motivated, regardless of the victim's office, it is an assasination.
2006-08-06 11:44:26 · answer #8 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assassination is definded as the killing of a prominent person or a killing of a political person.
2006-08-06 11:44:29 · answer #9 · answered by Jim T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋