(v) :
to murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons; to harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack
(v) :
to murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons; to harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack