vandalizeverb [ T ]
UK usually vandalise uk/ˈvæn.dəl.aɪz/us/ˈvæn.dəl.aɪz/to intentionally damage property belonging to other people:
When I got back, my car had been vandalized.
Bored teenagers went around vandalizing phoneboxes.
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Crimes against property
- arson
- criminal damage
- fire-raising
- fly-posting
- hooligan
- interloper
- trespass
- vandalism
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Destroying and demolishing