malicious mischief
noun
: willful, wanton, or reckless damage to or destruction of another's property
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Sherman will have to return to court Friday morning for a hearing on four pending charges: misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor crimes of second degree criminal trespass and third degree malicious mischief (with domestic violence designations), DUI, and resisting arrest.
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Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2021
Sherman, who was released from jail Thursday, had a court arraignment scheduled Friday on five criminal charges: driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless endangerment of road workers, criminal trespassing, resisting arrest and malicious mischief.
—CBS News, 16 July 2021
Sherman, who spent the past three seasons with the 49ers and is vice president of the NFL Players Association executive committee, is in custody at the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle, facing charges of burglary domestic violence, resisting arrest and malicious mischief.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 July 2021
Murray was booked at the Clark County jail on accusations of second-degree burglary, third-degree theft, second-degree malicious mischief and first-degree arson.
—oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2022
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Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2021
Sherman, who was released from jail Thursday, had a court arraignment scheduled Friday on five criminal charges: driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless endangerment of road workers, criminal trespassing, resisting arrest and malicious mischief.
—CBS News, 16 July 2021
Sherman, who spent the past three seasons with the 49ers and is vice president of the NFL Players Association executive committee, is in custody at the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle, facing charges of burglary domestic violence, resisting arrest and malicious mischief.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 July 2021
Murray was booked at the Clark County jail on accusations of second-degree burglary, third-degree theft, second-degree malicious mischief and first-degree arson.
—oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2022
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“Malicious mischief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malicious%20mischief. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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