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2006-08-09 21:16:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Assassination is when a person is targeted so that their death WILL get noticed often for political or financial gain while murder merely happens. It can be argued that any pre-planned killing is an assassination but most people prefer to reserve the term for someone of status mostly in the political community. Planning & Logistics play into the argument. An example, the killing of John F Kennedy was an assasination while the death of Mayor Moscone & Supervisor Harvey Milk at the hands of Dan White was a murder - - - Dan White's goal was fueled by personal hatred for the two. If it makes matters easy just figure anyone elected or appointed to civil service is considered to be assasinated when their death is intended to send a clear message. (Wester Union was quick but didn't have as great an effect)
2006-08-09 22:09:11 · answer #1 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are really really important, then you are assassinated. Usually that requires a significant impact on the community. If you are not that important you are murdered.
Of course, for crimes committed by governments, they always call it an assassination, since it does not sound very good to say you ordered a murder. For examples see Israel and targeted assassinations.
2006-08-10 05:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by rehabob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Murder means killing someone other than for self-defense.
So, assassination is a kind of murder. It is usually for money, but can be for other motives.
2006-08-10 04:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by diamondspider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
assassination is murder but a professional murder... everything is clean and kept confidential. Assassination also seems to involve some smart figuritive people who tend to try to make a difference... Lincoln, JFK, Lennon, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, etc...
Murder is just murder when it comes to us civilians...
2006-08-10 04:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by Chicadee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
murder is something which can be planned or unplanned but assassination is the murder or killing of someone important whose demise may effect people and assassination is usually done by a group or section o people or society, murder can be individually or both done by a group
2006-08-10 04:23:27 · answer #5 · answered by Explorer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assassination is usually the killing of a bigtime politicians while murder is applied to bigtime or small time persons.
2006-08-10 04:31:24 · answer #6 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assassination means that you have been 'assigned' to kill somebody. Murder is just murder.
2006-08-10 04:24:36 · answer #7 · answered by karlienz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assassination is usually political.
2006-08-10 04:22:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
assassination is when you do it from far away or very unoticed, and usually payed for it, murder is just a form of rage.
2006-08-10 04:22:22 · answer #9 · answered by majunbuu5000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
assassination is when someone kills someone for a politecal reason.
murder could be for any other thing.
2006-08-10 04:39:09 · answer #10 · answered by Musty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋