asesinado

assassinated

adjective ah-seh-see-NAH-doh Rare

Also means

murdered

Usage Note

Asesinado is the past participle of asesinar used as an adjective, implying deliberate, premeditated killing — stronger than matado (killed). It is often used in news headlines: el líder asesinado. The noun asesinato (assassination, murder) and asesino (assassin, murderer) share the same root.

Examples

"El periodista asesinado trabajaba en una zona de conflicto."

Natural Translation

The assassinated journalist worked in a conflict zone.

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