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assassins  

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  • Historical Perspective Assassination of a high-ranking governmental official or other well-known personality has always been considered a special type of violence. The term assassin comes from the Arabic word hashshashin and is defined as the sudden or secret attack of a politically important person for hire or for fanatical reasons. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Assassins]

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