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# vandal

noun (a vandal, vandals)

«vandal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A vandal is a person who deliberately damages or destroys property. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandal/#m1)
2. (history) The Vandals were a group of people who attacked Rome long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandal/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety and citizenship lessons, vandals break windows or spray graffiti. Vandalism is a crime. Phrases: vandals broke, attacked by vandals.

### Examples

- Vandals broke the bus shelter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandal/#x1)
- Someone sprayed graffiti; the police are looking for the vandals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandal/#x2)
- The park bench was damaged by vandals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandal/#x3)
- The Vandals were an ancient tribe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandal/#x4)
- Don't be a vandal; respect property. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandal/#x5)
- Vandals smashed the school windows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandal/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Noun for the crime: vandalism; verb: vandalise (UK) / vandalize (US).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vandal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vandal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vandal.html) on Mova free.