Contract killing

For other uses, see Contract killing (disambiguation).

A hitman (alternately, hit man) is a hired assassin, usually in the employ of organized crime. Hitmen are often hired for an extended period of time, rather than per job. In all countries with functioning judicial systems, a contract with a hit man is unenforceable at law (in the sense that the customer cannot sue for specific performance and the hit man cannot sue for his pay).

The word 'Hitman' is also the title of a succesful series of Computer Games by IO Interactive.

See also

• Assassin
• Assassination market