The phrase "associates to kill" is grammatically correct but contextually ambiguous in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing conspiracies, criminal activities, or fictional narratives involving plans to commit murder.
Example: "The detective uncovered evidence that the suspect had associates to kill anyone who might testify against him."
Alternatives: "partners in crime" or "accomplices to murder".
Kaplan didn't seem especially troubled that he had become, in his old age, exactly the sort of turncoat that he and his associates aimed to kill.
Testifying in his own defense, Mr. Scarpa said he notified the F.B.I. of plans in which the four men's associates were to kill a prosecutor in one of Mr. Yousef's trials, attack a Federal judge whom Mr. Scarpa did not identify, and attack "Government installations" that he did not specify.
In one case, Mr. Caprio admitted that he ordered a former Bruno family associate, Philip Casale, to kill Mr. Sodano.
Mr Vincent was accused of ordering his associate, Carl Morgan, to kill Mr Scarlett after he had humiliated and "dissed" Morgan by beating him up earlier.
Today the President of the United States has arrogated to himself and his associates the prerogative to kill any citizen residing outside the country's territory if (s)he is judged by anonymous criteria to constitute a threat to America or other Americans.
In November 1992, for instance, three members of the crew joined forces with Vito Guzzo, a Colombo family associate, in trying to kill a Colombo soldier, Vincent Ricciardo, according to an indictment.
Nixon, who hated anything associated with Kennedy, tried to kill the Peace Corps entirely.
The book also claimed that arrangements were made by mobsters associated with Lieutenant Becker not to kill Mr. Rosenthal but to silence him by buying him off and spiriting him out of town.
The second approach is more passive and seeks 'gentle containment': avoid triggering the stress response associated with aggressive attempts to kill.
