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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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One of the most tantalizing theories is that Houdini was the victim of a "spiritualist contract killing.
In one case, federal officials believe a 24-year-old Salvadoran - with prior arrests on drug charges and robbery - tried to arrange the contract killing of a local police officer.
But the methodical removing of evidence - including blood-stained sections of carpet from the apartment - suggests a contract killing, the detective said.
 
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