as in to destroy
to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property
he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out
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The New York apartment building of Columbia University's chief operating officer was vandalized with red paint and crickets, police said.
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Josh Feldman, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
Members of the Just Stop Oil group, Stephen Simpson, 71, Mary Somerville, 77, and Phillipa Green, 24, vandalized the paintings, which avoided permanent damage, in protest against the sentencing of fellow activists for committing the same act.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The Richmond Police Memorial statue removed from Byrd Park in 2020 to stop protesters from vandalizing it could make a comeback at the Police Academy near VUU.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
On the first day of classes at Columbia University, two anti-Israel protesters were arrested after the group vandalized a historic statue.
—Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Sep. 2024
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Josh Feldman, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
Members of the Just Stop Oil group, Stephen Simpson, 71, Mary Somerville, 77, and Phillipa Green, 24, vandalized the paintings, which avoided permanent damage, in protest against the sentencing of fellow activists for committing the same act.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The Richmond Police Memorial statue removed from Byrd Park in 2020 to stop protesters from vandalizing it could make a comeback at the Police Academy near VUU.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
On the first day of classes at Columbia University, two anti-Israel protesters were arrested after the group vandalized a historic statue.
—Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Sep. 2024
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