Form of violent assault
Also known as acid throwing · vitriol attack · vitriolage · Corrosive fluid attack
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An acid attack, also called acid throwing, vitriol attack, or vitriolage, is a violent assault involving the act of throwing acid or a similarly corrosive substance onto the body of another "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill". Perpetrators of these attacks throw corrosive liquids at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. Acid attacks can lead to partial or complete blindness.