vandalism
vandalism
Definition
van·dal·ism (van′də liz′əm)
noun
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
van′·dal·is′·tic adjective
vandalism
Synonyms
vandalism
Law Definition
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.
Vandalism
Hacker Definition
(legal term)
On the Internet,
includes acts such as a crackers replacing the original Web page with
profanity or some racist or sexist campaign.
See Also: Internet; Trolling/Baiting/Flaming.
vandalism
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- deter: Incorporate proposals to design out crime and deter vandalism.
- condone: Put it in your diary for May Day - not that we would condone any vandalism.
- discourage: In choosing species for planting, prickly ones are an obvious choice to discourage vandalism.
- condemn: Councilor McBride concurred with Councilor Emery in condemning the vandalism of the play facility at Plumbridge which deprived the young people of the area.
- combat: Hundreds of people backed calls for CCTV cameras to be installed in Kirkwall to combat vandalism.
- tackle: More priority can be given to street sweeping and tackling vandalism and crime.
Converse of subject
- cause: Sadly we also have to repair damage caused by vandalism which is a regular occurrence.
Adjective modifier
- mindless: Despite spending £ 2,000 on security measures the school has become a frequent target for mindless vandalism.
- wanton: It is wanton vandalism to develop the Dee House site.
- petty: Several other cars in the vicinity have been damaged, plus there has been a spate of petty vandalism.
- repeated: Repeated vandalism, in addition to rain damage, means that the Seminary is on its last legs.
- persistent: Due to persistent vandalism at the present site this kind of activity isn't possible.
- deliberate: There was an outcry and deliberate vandalism when a mast was erected in Carlops, a conservation village.
Modifies a noun
- damage: Both offside doors need replacing due to vandalism damage.
- attack: Part of a notorious Queens Park play area went up in smoke in the latest vandalism attack.
- problem: Cast iron seats with steel boards are increasingly specified to address vandalism problems.
Noun used with modifier
- graffito: Graffiti vandalism is a problem in nearly every urban area in the world.
- bus: Bus vandalism The Wee 'G ' Bus has been particularly effective at highlighting the dangers of throwing stones at public transport.
- property: So property vandalism isn't only restricted to the site.
Preposition: in
- village: This time last year I reported on the continuing vandalism in the village.
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