Assassination
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Murder committed for hire, without provocation or cause of r< ment given to the murderer by the person upon whom the crime is committed. Erskine, Inst. b.
4, t. 4, n. 45.
A murder committed treacherously, with advantage of time, place, or other circumstances.