when does a murder become an assignation?

joebo | 19:36 Fri 20th Jun 2008 | Law

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So whats the difference between an assignation and a murder?
Is it to do with the importance of the person?

Could he move back in?

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Oneeyedvic

I think you mean an assassination.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Society-and-Cul ture/People-and-Places/Question143331.html

What makes a murder an assassination is a question of motive. If someone murdered an important statesman for some personal, non-political reason, that would NOT be assassination. However, if a rubbish collector who happened to be the leader of some great mass movement (e.g. a civil rights leader) was killed to stop them carrying out their political activities, that would be assassination

Postdog

An assignation is when you meet someone.

Murder is when you kill them.

joebo

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yes, yes i failed in the spelling.

personally i blame the government

Golf38

Legally speaking there is no difference. If you assassinated someone you would be charged wth murder.

joebo

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thanks for the replys, but why has it gone down in history that john lennon was assinated rather than murdered? as the chap who killed him was a crazy fan, no?

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