The assassination of the politician sparked strong condemnation from the international community.

assassination 是动词 assassinate 的名词形式，由 assassinate 去掉词尾 e 后加上后缀 -ion 构成，指“暗杀；刺杀”。 assassination 强调有预谋地杀害政治领袖、政府官员等重要公众人物的行为。