lathicharge
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lathicharge (plural lathicharges)
- (India) The police tactic of charging a crowd with lathis or batons in order to disperse it.
- 2016 June 18, “Mobile internet services restored in Jammu”, in The Times of India[1]:
- The alleged desecration of an ancient temple in Jammu triggered violence as protesters from right-wing groups torched vehicles and threw stones at cops who responded with lathicharge and teargas shells late on Tuesday night.