noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
secret butchery; covert slaughter
Rare, literary term for killing secretly or in a hidden manner. Not used in everyday conversation.
その小説では、敵対する一族の密殺が描かれている。
The novel depicts the secret butchery of a rival clan.
暗殺 is the common word for assassination, while 密殺 is a rare, literary term emphasizing secrecy and slaughter.
Compound of 密 (secret) and 殺 (kill). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare literary coinage.