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Assignation vs. Assignment vs. Assassination

assignation
Definition

a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)

Examples

The lovers set a midnight assignation at the hotel.

assignment
Definition

a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces and in school)

Examples

Our first assignment was to write an essay about our family history.

assassination
Definition

the act of killing someone (usually a public figure)

Examples

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was an awful thing.

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