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vandalism  

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  • Vandalism has numerous and diverse definitions, but most agree that it includes the intentional destruction of other people's property. The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines vandalism as follows: To willfully or maliciously destroy, injure, disfigure, or deface any public or private property, real or personal, without the consent of the owner or person having custody or control by cutting, tearing, breaking, marking, painting, drawing, covering with filth, or any other such means as may be specified by local law. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Deviance; Vandalism]

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