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Meanings of contract killing in English

Someone who may be hired to kill another person for money.

Usage of contract killing in English
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It's hard for me to buy Toby Mills as the contract killing type.
Naked Heat
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It is believed that Mr Madden died in a contract killing.
The Irish Times
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The shooting on Thursday bore the hallmarks of a contract killing.
The Irish Times
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It has some of the characteristics of a contract killing, but there are problems.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
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A prosecutor said on Monday the murder was likely to have been a contract killing.
Reuters
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A Chinese restaurant owner was cleared yesterday of the contract killing of his pregnant lover.
The Irish Times
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It wasn't a duel-merelya murder, a contract killing.
More Than Honor
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The South African authorities are seeking to have him stand trial for the alleged contract killing.
The Guardian
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Arthur was due to be executed at Alabama's Holman prison on Thursday for a 1982 contract killing.
The Irish Times
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Keith said the idea was to make it look like a random murder rather than a contract killing.
The Guardian
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In other words, crowd-sourced contract killing.
The Irish Times
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An agent of Chaisa's had then arranged a phony contract killing and sent Jade into the demon's trap.
A Day Dark as Night
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Rose-Marie was murdered in a contract killing organised by her husband Joe Moran and her niece Anita McKeown.
The Irish Times
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A prosecutor said in March the murder was likely to have been a contract killing related to Kuciak's work.
Reuters
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Authorities in the Caribbean territory have described the shooting as an apparent contract killing, but have made no arrests.
Reuters
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He was shot dead on a Moscow street on January 16 in what authorities said was a contract killing.
Reuters