assassinato

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Italian

Participle

assassinato (feminine assassinata, masculine plural assassinati, feminine plural assassinate)

  1. past participle of assassinare

Portuguese

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Etymology

From assassino (“assassin”) +‎ -ato, from Italian assassino, from Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: as‧sas‧si‧na‧to

Noun

assassinato m (plural assassinatos)

  1. murder (unlawful premeditated killing of one person by another)
    Synonyms: assassínio, homicídio qualificado
  2. assassination (murder of an important figure)
    Synonym: magnicídio

Usage notes

  • Not a legal term. Used in day-to-day contexts to refer to what is defined by law as homicídio qualificado (literally, “qualified homicide”).

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