Assassination is the act of assassinating somebody. That does not help too much, so let me define "assassinate" instead. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "assassinate" in the following manner.
to kill (someone, such as a famous or important person) usually for political reasons
Some synonyms that are listed are "kill," "execute," "slay," and "murder." The important distinction for an assassination is that the person that is killed is politically important in some way. That is why presidents, kings, and other important political leaders are assassinated, not murdered.
The question that is posted here is linked to the novel The Wednesday Wars. In that book, two assassinations take place, and both of them happen in 1968. The first assassination is that of Martin Luther King Jr., which occurs during the April chapter. The second assassination takes place during June, and that is the assassination of Robert Kennedy.
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