property damage
noun
: damage or destruction to houses, cars, etc.
Few people were hurt during the storm, but property damage was great.
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The pipe bombs could have caused devastating loss of life and injuries, as well as property damage.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Other possible penalties include misdemeanor charges such as trespassing, littering or property damage.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The same day, he was also charged with property damage/destruction loss, assault on peace officer or military SVC member in uniform, fail to stop at command of law enforcement, interfering with a peace officer, and criminal trespassing, according to the arrest record reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
More than a year and a half after a group of pro-Palestinian activists were accused of causing extensive property damage at Stanford University’s executive offices, five of the original defendants are set to stand trial next month on felony vandalism charges.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Other possible penalties include misdemeanor charges such as trespassing, littering or property damage.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The same day, he was also charged with property damage/destruction loss, assault on peace officer or military SVC member in uniform, fail to stop at command of law enforcement, interfering with a peace officer, and criminal trespassing, according to the arrest record reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
More than a year and a half after a group of pro-Palestinian activists were accused of causing extensive property damage at Stanford University’s executive offices, five of the original defendants are set to stand trial next month on felony vandalism charges.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Property damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20damage. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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