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Regicide vs Assassination - What's the difference?

regicide | assassination |

As nouns the difference between regicide and assassination

is that regicide is regicide (the killing of a king) while assassination is killing or murder for political reasons.

regicide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The killing of a king.
  • One who kills a king.
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    • Synonyms

    * kingslayer

    Related terms

    * regicidal * infanticide * fratricide * suicide * royal assassin * -cide ----

    assassination

    English

    (wikipedia assassination)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • killing or murder for political reasons
    • The assassination of the king occurred at night.

    Related terms

    * assassin * royal assassin

    See also

    * targeted killing