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contract killing

A homicide arranged by one or more persons or parties through an agreement (“contract”) with another person or party, to kill one or more target individuals in exchange for money or other consideration.

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Terry Meynell, operations manager at Newcastle, said: "It was quite a run by Dotland Hit Man and the build-up to the race is hotting-up nicely.

Hit Man set to strike in All England Cup

2 -- 3) A globe-trotting hit man (Pierce Brosnan, left) encounters a crestfallen businessman (Greg Kinnear) in a Mexico City bar, with unexpected results, in ``The Matador.

NOT SHAKEN, JUST STIRRED EX-BOND PIERCE BROSNAN EMBRACES HIS ROLE AS BURNED-OUT HIT MAN

We know an act or romantic betrayal preceded the play's central incident in which the hit man accidentally kills a man and flees with the dead man's widow and daughter.

AS IRISH MOBSTER, ACTOR STEALS EVERY SCENE

The Aussie is now a global star but former Hit Man and Her star and Pop Idol judge Waterman says it was hard to drum up interest in her when she first signed.

Kylie was a tough sell, says Hit Man

On July 31, alleged hit man Rodel Borromeo, 30, was killed in a police chase in the village of May-Iba in Teresa.

Mayor on slain assassin's hit list

Pose as a hit man, tell someone he or she is the target, but offer to let the person live in exchange for a large sum of money.

Hit Man Scam Hits Alabama

His striking appearance suggests the hybrid of an architect and a hit man, but his demeanor is joking, quirky, and jovial.

The Architect and the Hit Man Meet in Israeli Choreographer Itzik Galili

Joseph Romano, who Judge Bianco convicted of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud in 2009, tried to pay $40,000 to hire a hit man to do in the judge and the assistant U.

Murder plot against federal judge and assistant U.S. attorney uncovered

Money-grabbing lap dancer Juici (Bianca Kajlich) suggests a radical solution: pay hit man Chongo (Michael Pena) 100,000 dollars to kill the old man.

A pizza the action; 30 MINUTES OR LESS (15, 83 mins) 5/10

Sir Gilbert Mackereth MC In his book, A Line In The Sand, Barr recounts how Mackereth hired a hit man to intercept parties of rebels as they crossed the border into Palestine.

Diplomat's '007' tactics revealed

So the wily gunman takes Rose under his wing, protecting her from rival hit man Dixon (Martin Freeman) and Ferguson, who wants her 6ft under as soon as possible.

Breezily enjoyable; Wild Target

A CONVICTED Mafia hit man yesterday claimed Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi made a deal with the mob in the 1990s in exchange for political support.