counterassassination

noun

An assassination carried out in response to another assassination.

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Meanings

nouncounterassassination (countable and uncountable, plural counterassassinations)

plural counterassassinations

  1. countableuncountableAn assassination carried out in response to another assassination.

Origin

From counter- + assassination.

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APA

counterassassination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterassassination

MLA

“counterassassination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterassassination. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterassassination,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterassassination.

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