Physical attacks (8)
I believe the answer is:
assaults
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">physical attacks</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for assaults that I've seen before include "hits" , "'Attacks, violations (8)'" , "raids" , "criminal acts" , "Physical or emotional attacks" .)