"mall shooting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mall shootings [plural]
Etymology: From mall + shooting. Etymology templates: {{com|en|mall|shooting}} mall + shooting Head templates: {{en-noun}} mall shooting (plural mall shootings)
  1. (chiefly US, crime) A mass shooting which occurs in a shopping mall. Tags: US Categories (topical): Crime Derived forms: mall shooter Coordinate_terms: school shooting
    Sense id: en-mall_shooting-en-noun-JokZwdt2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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