Contract killing

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A contract killing (also contract murder or murder-for-hire) is a murder in which the killer is hired by another person for material reward, usually money. A person who carries out a contract killing is sometimes known as a contract killer or hit man. In many countries with judicial systems, contract killings are examples of a situation in which contracts are unenforceable by law (in the sense that the customer cannot sue for specific performance and the contract killer cannot sue for his pay). Both a hit man and his customer can be found guilty of homicide. Examples of contract killing can be found in the fictitious series, the Alex Rider Series, only in certain books, by Anthony Horowitz.

In some jurisdictions with capital punishment, a contract killing may be a special circumstance.

See also

• Assassin
• Assassination market
• Murder, Inc.
• List of contract killers
• Sharpshooter
• Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors

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