Vandalism
noun
The action of purposely destroying or damaging properties or public places.
The local park was closed due to a recent act of vandalism.
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- acts of vandalism
- vandalism charges
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Disapproving
noun
The action of purposely destroying or damaging properties or public places.
The local park was closed due to a recent act of vandalism.
Often appears as...
- acts of vandalism
- vandalism charges
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Criminal Act
Vandalism is illegal and often leads to legal penalties.
After the vandalism, the teenager faced juvenile court.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Distress
Vandalism can cause emotional distress in communities.
Vandalism in the memorial park outraged the neighborhood.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Impact
Acts of vandalism negatively affect the public image of an area.
Tourists avoided the city center because of rampant vandalism.
Pro Tip 1/3Criminal Act
Vandalism is illegal and often leads to legal penalties.
After the vandalism, the teenager faced juvenile court.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Distress
Vandalism can cause emotional distress in communities.
Vandalism in the memorial park outraged the neighborhood.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Impact
Acts of vandalism negatively affect the public image of an area.
Tourists avoided the city center because of rampant vandalism.
Pro Tip 1/3Criminal Act
Vandalism is illegal and often leads to legal penalties.
After the vandalism, the teenager faced juvenile court.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Distress
Vandalism can cause emotional distress in communities.
Vandalism in the memorial park outraged the neighborhood.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Impact
Acts of vandalism negatively affect the public image of an area.
Tourists avoided the city center because of rampant vandalism.
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Jimmy Wales: How a...
and it wasn't because they were contentious; it was just because there was routine vandalism -- which happens sometimes even on stage Sometimes even reporters have reported to me that they vandalized Wikipedia and were amazed that it was fixed so quickly. And I said -- you know, I always say, please don't do that. That's not a good thing.
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Is graffiti art? Or...
And, it turns out, it's nothing new. Graffiti, or the act of writing or scribbling on public property, has been around for thousands of years. And across that span of time, it's raised the same questions we debate Is it art? Is it vandalism?
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
peaceful orderly means of addressing this frustration we must respect the process of law whether or not we agree with the outcome in a civilized society there can be no excuse no excuse for the murder arson theft and vandalism that
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Jimmy Wales: How a...
and it wasn't because they were contentious; it was just because there was routine vandalism -- which happens sometimes even on stage Sometimes even reporters have reported to me that they vandalized Wikipedia and were amazed that it was fixed so quickly. And I said -- you know, I always say, please don't do that. That's not a good thing.
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Is graffiti art? Or...
And, it turns out, it's nothing new. Graffiti, or the act of writing or scribbling on public property, has been around for thousands of years. And across that span of time, it's raised the same questions we debate Is it art? Is it vandalism?
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
peaceful orderly means of addressing this frustration we must respect the process of law whether or not we agree with the outcome in a civilized society there can be no excuse no excuse for the murder arson theft and vandalism that
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Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
The Taliban's acts of cultural vandalism - the most infamous being the destruction of the giant Bamiyan Buddhas - had a devastating effect on Afghan culture and the artistic scene. The Taliban burned countless films, VCRs, music tapes, books, and paintings. They jailed filmmakers, musicians, painters, and sculptors.
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Jesse Jackson
American Activist
Many are observing Ferguson and witnessing the anger, demonstrations, looting and vandalism and calling for quiet. But quiet isn't enough. The absence of noise isn't the presence of justice - and we must demand justice in Ferguson and the other 'Fergusons' around America.
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Ben Bernanke
American Public Servant
Many foreclosed homes are neglected or abandoned, as legal proceedings or other factors delay their resale. Deteriorating or vacant properties can, in turn, directly affect the quality of life in a neighborhood, for example, by leading to increases in vandalism or crime.
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Emily Thornberry
British Politician
Unesco can rightly be claimed as one of Britain's greatest contributions to that global architecture of peace, and for Penny Mordaunt to be willing to destroy that legacy by withdrawing Britain's membership is nothing but historical and cultural vandalism.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
The 1990s, after the reign of terror of academic vandalism, will be a decade of restoration: restoration of meaning, value, beauty, pleasure, and emotion to art and restoration of art to its audience.
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Laura Ingraham
American Celebrity
But to say that Sarah Palin and the tea party movement is responsible for vandalism or threats is just a way to dismiss the American people and, and their dissatisfaction with this health care bill.
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John A. Logan
American Soldier
Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations, that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic.
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Neil Morrissey
English Actor
I lived all my life thinking the reason I was in care was because I was naughty. Because I was breaking and entering, pickpocketing, vandalism. I wasn't party to any social workers' reports.
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Neymar
Brazilian Athlete
My opinion is that protesting, there's no problem with it, as long as it is peaceful without violence, without vandalism.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
Abandoned homes become magnets for vandalism and crime. They drag down the property values of neighboring homes.
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Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
The Taliban's acts of cultural vandalism - the most infamous being the destruction of the giant Bamiyan Buddhas - had a devastating effect on Afghan culture and the artistic scene. The Taliban burned countless films, VCRs, music tapes, books, and paintings. They jailed filmmakers, musicians, painters, and sculptors.
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Jesse Jackson
American Activist
Many are observing Ferguson and witnessing the anger, demonstrations, looting and vandalism and calling for quiet. But quiet isn't enough. The absence of noise isn't the presence of justice - and we must demand justice in Ferguson and the other 'Fergusons' around America.
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Ben Bernanke
American Public Servant
Many foreclosed homes are neglected or abandoned, as legal proceedings or other factors delay their resale. Deteriorating or vacant properties can, in turn, directly affect the quality of life in a neighborhood, for example, by leading to increases in vandalism or crime.
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Emily Thornberry
British Politician
Unesco can rightly be claimed as one of Britain's greatest contributions to that global architecture of peace, and for Penny Mordaunt to be willing to destroy that legacy by withdrawing Britain's membership is nothing but historical and cultural vandalism.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
The 1990s, after the reign of terror of academic vandalism, will be a decade of restoration: restoration of meaning, value, beauty, pleasure, and emotion to art and restoration of art to its audience.
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Laura Ingraham
American Celebrity
But to say that Sarah Palin and the tea party movement is responsible for vandalism or threats is just a way to dismiss the American people and, and their dissatisfaction with this health care bill.
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John A. Logan
American Soldier
Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations, that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic.
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Neil Morrissey
English Actor
I lived all my life thinking the reason I was in care was because I was naughty. Because I was breaking and entering, pickpocketing, vandalism. I wasn't party to any social workers' reports.
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Neymar
Brazilian Athlete
My opinion is that protesting, there's no problem with it, as long as it is peaceful without violence, without vandalism.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
Abandoned homes become magnets for vandalism and crime. They drag down the property values of neighboring homes.
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