assassination attempt

collocation in English

meaningsofassassinationandattempt

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assassination
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
the murder of someone famous ...
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attempt
noun[C]
uk
/əˈtempt/us
/əˈtempt/
the act of trying to do something, especially ...
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(Definition ofassassinationandattemptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another of the detainees was wanted for anassassinationattempton a local employer.
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He also blinded his son, convinced he was implicated in theassassinationattempt.
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The wild retaliation against those implicated in theassassinationattemptwas a desperate measure and aimed essentially at genuine opponents, rather than being a basic technique of rule.
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He further survived anassassinationattempt.
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Guei claimed it was anassassinationattempt.
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I saw that he is still suffering from the injuries he sustained in theassassinationattempt.
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No words are strong enough to condemn thatassassinationattempt.
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In 1998, he survived anassassinationattemptby right-wing extremists, but since then his health has greatly deteriorated.
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Although the elections held in 2008 were peaceful, an initialassassinationattempttook place shortly afterwards.
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He was recovering at home after a failedassassinationattempt.
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For more than a year, the trial of the alleged plotters of the 1962assassinationattemptoccupied centre stage.
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He survived anassassinationattemptunharmed, but responded by having many people he suspected of taking part imprisoned and treated brutally.
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He escaped anassassinationattemptand went into hiding for many months.
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Ludovica also escaped anassassinationattemptby relatives eager to take over her possessions.
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Theassassinationattemptlasted less than 40 seconds.
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At one battle, he sustains an injury to his left eye in anassassinationattemptand thus is shown wearing a decorative eye patch.
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Geyser himself survived anassassinationattemptwhen the brakes on his car were reportedly tampered with.
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An attempt was made on his life in a failedassassinationattemptin 1981.
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He nonetheless decides to go through with theassassinationattemptto please his lover.
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The same year, he also survived anassassinationattempt.
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