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contract killing
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Noun1.contract killing - a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer
murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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Russia became notorious after the break-up of the Soviet Union for the number of contract killings of businessmen carried out by a shady criminal underworld.
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The title of the film comes from underworld slang for contract killings and the resulting splatter of blood on walls and floors.
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We are seeing a growth in drive-by shootings and straight contract killings.
MP's call for a crackdown by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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