Assassination: ASSASSINATION a-sas-i-na'-shun. 1. Meaning of the Term: The language of Scripture distinguishes less clearly than the modern juridical between assassination and murder. "Murderer" = rotseach (Numbers 35:16-19,21,30,31; 2 Kings 6:32; Job ... [98%] 1915-01-01
Assassination: Assassination is the act of killing a high ranking politician or an otherwise important figure, for the purpose of advancing an agenda. Assassinations are usually politically motivated, compared to murder, although many assassins suffered from some sort of mental imbalance. [98%] 2023-03-04 [Crime] [Terrorism]...
Assassination: Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by grievances, notoriety, financial, military, political or other motives. (Murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler for personal gain) [98%] 2023-12-18 [Attacks by method] [Killings by type]...
Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev: An assassination attempt was made upon Leonid Brezhnev on 22 January 1969, when a deserter from the Soviet Army, Viktor Ilyin, fired shots at a motorcade carrying the Soviet leader through Moscow. Though Brezhnev was unhurt, the shots killed a ... (1969 assassination attempt made upon Leonid Brezhnev) [96%] 2024-01-02 [1969 crimes in Russia] [1969 in the Soviet Union]...
Attempted assassination of Donald Trump: On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, the former president of the United States and the Republican Party's presumptive nominee for the 2024 presidential election, was shot in the upper right ear at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. One ... (2024 shooting of the former U.S. president) [96%] 2024-07-14 [2020s crimes in Pennsylvania] [2024 in Pennsylvania]...
Assassination attempt on Ali Khamenei: An assassination attempt on Ali Khamenei occurred on 27 June 1981. When he gave the speech for prayers at the Abuzar Mosque, a bomb in the tape recorder placed in front of him exploded and his arm, vocal cords and ... (Medicine) [93%] 2023-12-06 [Medical emergencies]
Attempt: Attempt, in law, an act done with intent to commit a crime, and forming one of a series of acts which would constitute its actual commission if it were not interrupted. An attempt must proceed beyond mere preparation, but at ... [91%] 2022-09-02
Attempt: An attempt to commit a crime occurs if a criminal has an intent to commit a crime and takes a substantial step toward completing the crime, but for reasons not intended by the criminal, the final resulting crime does not ... (Having an intent for and preparing to complete a crime) [91%] 2023-12-22 [Elements of crime] [Inchoate offenses]...
Attempt: An attempt to commit a crime occurs if a criminal has an intent to commit a crime and takes a substantial step toward completing the crime, but for reasons not intended by the criminal, the final resulting crime does not ... (Having an intent for and preparing to complete a crime) [91%] 2024-06-14 [Elements of crime] [Inchoate offenses]...
Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung: On 2 January 2024, Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed while visiting the construction site of an airport in Gadeokdo, Busan. Hospitalized at Pusan National University twenty minutes after the attack, Lee was subsequently transferred by ... (2024 stabbing attack on South Korean politician) [88%] 2024-04-15 [2024 crimes in South Korea] [January 2024 crimes in Asia]...
1944 assassination attempt against Hitler: Multiple assassination attempts were made against Adolf Hitler, but the "20th of July Plot" was the only one in which he was injured, and the only one where a serious coup attempt was made. The actual attack was a bomb ... [84%] 2023-09-23
Attempted assassination of Gerald Ford in Sacramento: On September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a member of the Manson Family cult, attempted to assassinate United States president Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California. Fromme, who was standing a little more than an arm's length from Ford, pointed ... (1975 assassination attempt by Lynette Fromme) [81%] 2024-01-02 [1975 crimes in the United States] [1975 in American politics]...