"acid attack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acid attacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|acid attacks}} acid attack (plural acid attacks)
  1. The act of throwing a corrosive substance such as acid on a person as a form of assault. Wikipedia link: acid attack
    Sense id: en-acid_attack-en-noun-gQtYZ3Pi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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