{
    "term": "vandal",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who deliberately destroys or damages public property",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Vandals broke into the factory and set fire to a cabin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The glass has been specially treated to stop vandals from smashing it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Car vandals caused more than £10 000 worth of damage to vehicles last Saturday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her statue has been targeted by vandals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pool had to close after vandals went on a £10 000 wrecking spree."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The station is plagued by vandals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The vandals struck at about 7.30 p.m. yesterday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The vandals throw stones at the building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is the latest in a spate of vandal attacks on fire crews."
                },
                {
                    "text": "young graffiti vandals who blight the city with their scrawls"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["teenage", "young", "mindless"],
                "verb + vandal": ["deter", "discourage", "stop"],
                "vandal + verb": ["strike", "attack something", "damage something"],
                "vandal + noun": ["attack"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvændl/",
                "audio": "va/vandal/vandal__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvændl/",
                "audio": "va/vandal/vandal__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "from Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th cent."
}