contract killing

form of murder
Product crime_as_a_service Q17197559
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Summary

contract killing is a crime as a service[1]. It draws 4,172 Wikipedia views per month (crime as a service category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: deliberate murder[3]
  • Commons category: Contract killing[4]
  • Has cause: illegal agreement[5]
  • Practiced by: contract killer[6]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for contract killing include A Hit Is a Hit[7], a television series episode[8], directed by Matthew Penn[9].

Why It Matters

contract killing has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Entities named for it include A Hit Is a Hit[7], a television series episode[8], directed by Matthew Penn[9].

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_contract-killing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{contract killing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/contract-killing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-09}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Remes-allen · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → contract killer
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Practiced by: criminal sniper"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → deliberate murder
    Practiced by → contract killer
    Instance of → crime as a service
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007556500405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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