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dumdum or dumdum bullet Noun a soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact and causes large and serious wounds [after Dum-Dum, town near Calcutta where originally made]
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| The soldiers shot Suraida once in the neck and twice in the head with dumdum bullets, which explode on impact. Just as The Hague delegates in 1899 called for the elimination of dumdum bullets, so The Hague Appeal for Peace and Justice calls for the elimination of nuclear weapons and landmines, and a drastic reduction in the trade in small arms. |
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