when does a murder become an assignation?

[joebo]

So whats the difference between an assignation and a murder?
Is it to do with the importance of the person?

[Oneeyedvic]

I think you mean an assassination.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Society-and-Cul ture/People-and-Places/Question143331.html

What makes a murder an assassination is a question of motive. If someone murdered an important statesman for some personal, non-political reason, that would NOT be assassination. However, if a rubbish collector who happened to be the leader of some great mass movement (e.g. a civil rights leader) was killed to stop them carrying out their political activities, that would be assassination

[Postdog]

An assignation is when you meet someone.

Murder is when you kill them.

[joebo]

yes, yes i failed in the spelling.

personally i blame the government

[Golf38]

Legally speaking there is no difference. If you assassinated someone you would be charged wth murder.

[joebo]

thanks for the replys, but why has it gone down in history that john lennon was assinated rather than murdered? as the chap who killed him was a crazy fan, no?