n. Willful damage or destruction of any property with no other purpose than damage or destruction of said property.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The spirit or conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty; hostility to the arts and literature, or willful destruction or defacement of any object of beauty or value.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The conduct of Vandals.
n. [lowercase] Wilful or ignorant destruction of artistic or literary treasures; hostility to or irreverence or contempt for what is beautiful or venerable.
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n. willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
Word Usage
" The term vandalism, meaning wanton destructiveness, comes from the name of the Vandals."