vandalism

vandalism
van·dal·ism /'vand-əl-ˌi-zəm/ n: the willful or malicious destruction or defacement of property
insurance covering property damage from vandalism and malicious mischief

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

vandalism
index defacement, pillage

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


vandalism
n.
The act of willfully destroying or damaging property.
v.
vandalize

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


vandalism
destruction of, or damage to, property, usually but not necessarily maliciously. Scots law has a statutory offence that criminalises this syndrome.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


vandalism
n. Deliberate defacing or destruction of property; ignorant defacing of anything beautiful or treasured, such as a work of art, architecture, or a valued building. Ignorance or malice is usually inferred.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


vandalism
The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


vandalism
The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • vandalism — VANDALÍSM s.n. Distrugere sălbatică a valorilor culturale, artistice etc. ale unui popor; p. gener. distrugere sălbatică şi nejustificată. – Din fr. vandalisme. Trimis de bogdanrsb, 11.08.2002. Sursa: DEX 98  vandalísm s. n., (fapte) pl.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Vandalism — Van dal*ism, n. The spirit or conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty; hostility to the arts and literature, or willful destruction or defacement of their monuments. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vandalism — 1798, from Fr. vandalisme, first used by Henri Grégoire, Bishop of Blois, c.1793; see VANDAL (Cf. vandal) + ISM (Cf. ism) …   Etymology dictionary

  • vandalism — [n] destruction defacing, grafitti, mischief, ravaging, ruin, sacking, smashing, trashing, wreckage, wrecking; concepts 230,252 …   New thesaurus

  • vandalism — [van′də liz΄əm] n. the actions or attitudes of a vandal; malicious or ignorant destruction of public or private property, often, specif., of that which is beautiful or artistic vandalistic adj …   English World dictionary

  • Vandalism — For vandalism related policy on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Vandalism …   Wikipedia

  • vandalism — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mindless, wanton ▪ minor, petty ▪ cultural, environmental VERB + VANDALISM ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • vandalism — [[t]væ̱ndəlɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Vandalism is the deliberate damaging of things, especially public property. ...acts of vandalism. ...a 13 year old boy whose crime file includes violence, theft, vandalism and bullying …   English dictionary

  • vandalism — n. to commit vandalism * * * [ vænd(ə)lɪz(ə)m] to commit vandalism …   Combinatory dictionary

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