CONTRACT KILLING meaning: Murder for hire, paid assassination - OneLook

Usually means: Murder for hire, paid assassination.

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▸ noun: The act of hiring or procuring a contract killer.

Similar:

killing, hosticide, manslaying, counterkilling, thrill kill, multicide, mariticide, teamkill, slaught, trucidation, more...

Opposite:

assassination, homicide

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Similar:

killing, hosticide, manslaying, counterkilling, thrill kill, multicide, mariticide, teamkill, slaught, trucidation, more...

Opposite:

assassination, homicide

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