So, here's a question. I'm watching a BBC series called "Infamous Assassinations" and I'm wondering, because it hasn't yet been explained.
What is the difference between a murder and an assassination? I thought maybe it might be to do with premeditation but that's characteristic of murder in the first degree, at least under the legal definitions where I'm from. When does 'murder' become 'assassination'? Is it when the victim is someone of importance, like a political figure (Abraham Lincoln, for example) or someone famous (like John Lennon)?