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- noun Plural form of
tyrannicide .
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Examples
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Young Finnish patriots, inspired by the tyrannicides of classical antiquity, began to plot Bobrikov's assassination.
Archive 2009-03-01 Matterhorn 2009
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March 15 (1798) celebrate Harmodius and Aristogeiton as liberators and tyrannicides. bugbear
Annotations 2007
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Young Finnish patriots, inspired by the tyrannicides of classical antiquity, began to plot Bobrikov's assassination.
A Finnish Brutus? Matterhorn 2009
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How far the legends reflect historical events and how far they are inventions of early modern Swiss nationalists is a matter of debate; but if true, they record one of the most successful tyrannicides known to history.
Tyrannicide Day 2007 2007
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How far the legends reflect historical events and how far they are inventions of early modern Swiss nationalists is a matter of debate; but if true, they record one of the most successful tyrannicides known to history.
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African slave-trade as piracy upon pain of death, by securing the benefit of a monopoly to the virtuous slaveholders of the ancient dominion, has turned her heroic tyrannicides into a community of slave-breeders for sale, and converted the land of George Washington,
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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Aud the suppression of the African slave-trade as piracy upon pain of death, by securing the benefit of a monopoly to the virtuous slaveholders of the ancient dominion, has turned her heroic tyrannicides into a community of slave-breeders for sale, and converted the land of GEORGE WASHINGTON, PATRICK HENRY,
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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And the suppression of the African slave-trade as piracy upon pain of death, by securing the benefit of a monopoly to the virtuous slaveholders of the ancient dominion, has turned her heroic tyrannicides into a community of slave-breeders for sale, and converted the land of
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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He seconded another motion of Bonaparte's prefect, Jean Debrie, to decree a corps of tyrannicides, destined to murder all Emperors, Kings, and
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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He seconded another motion of Bonaparte's prefect, Jean Debrie, to decree a corps of tyrannicides, destined to murder all Emperors, Kings, and
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