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assassiné

murdered, assassinated

adjective ah-sah-see-NEH Rare

Origin: Arabic hashshashin (hashish users; medieval sect)

Usage Note

Assassiné is the past participle of assassiner, used as an adjective meaning 'murdered' (especially of a public figure). The noun is l'assassin (the murderer) and l'assassinat (the assassination). In French assassiner implies premeditated killing; for accidental death use tuer.

Examples

"Le dirigeant assassiné sera enterré demain."

Natural Translation

The murdered leader will be buried tomorrow.

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