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vandalism

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noun

deliberately mischievous or malicious destruction or damage of property: vandalism of public buildings.

the conduct or spirit characteristic of the Vandals.

willful or ignorant destruction of artistic or literary treasures.

a vandalic act.

Origin:
1790–1800; vandal + -ism; compare French vandalisme

Related forms

van·dal·is·tic, van·dal·ish, adjective

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Wikipedia is considering a basic change to its editing philosophy to cut down on vandalism.

It also needs less power and is easier to protect from vandalism.

Bushman rock art today is widely threatened by erosion and vandalism.

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Wikipedia is considering a basic change to its editing philosophy to cut down on vandalism.

It also needs less power and is easier to protect from vandalism.

Bushman rock art today is widely threatened by erosion and vandalism.

Purportedly, the radio-equipped badges would have also helped improve safety and prevent vandalism.

Light graffiti is a great idea: all the art, none of the vandalism.

Paris's bike-rental system has inspired a new urban ethos, along with some old urban curses: vandalism and theft.

The few independent grocers who remain in poorer areas must also live with the threat of violence and vandalism.

Anyone trying to smash it would set an example as to why vandalism is not the best idea of a pastime.

Vandalism and storm damage have added to the backlog of service problems.

Lawmakers have received death threats and been victims of vandalism after voting for the health bill.

Ads in bus shelters and other outdoor spots at risk of vandalism will take a lot longer to move away from.

Moorings are susceptible to damage from storms, ship collisions and vandalism.

The broken-windows theory about the correlation between vandalism and crime gets a boost from a recent census survey.

November, an inquiry into the mosque's demolition concluded that senior leaders of the party were complicit in the vandalism.

The same open-source culture that allows it to be current has also made it subject to vandalism and patently false entries.

Singapore law makes no distinction between vandalism of public and private property when.

Japanese automatic vending machines have virtually no defense against vandalism.

When burglaries and vandalism aroused one neighborhood residents organized a volunteer night-time crime patrol.

Vandalism and defamation on a memorial site is every bit as painful as any scrawling on a gravestone.

In addition to vandalism and graffiti, damage from leaks was common.

The solution to not having a life is to get a life, not mindless vandalism out of boredom.

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World English Dictionary

Vandal (ˈvænd^əl)

—n
	a member of a Germanic people that raided Roman provinces in the 3rd and 4th centuries ad before devastating Gaul (406--409), conquering Spain and N Africa, and sacking Rome (455): crushed by Belisarius at Carthage (533)

Vandalic

—*adj*

'Vandalism

—n

vandalism (ˈvændəˌlɪzəm)

—n
	the wanton or deliberate destruction caused by a vandal or an instance of such destruction

vandal'istic

—*adj*

'vandalish

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

vandalism

1798, from Fr. vandalisme, first used by Henri Grégoire, Bishop of Blois, c.1793; see vandal + -ism.

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