Vandalism vs Ransack - What's the difference?
vandalism | ransack |
Willful damage or destruction of any property with no other purpose than damage or destruction of said property.
(label) To loot or pillage. See also sack .
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:Their vow is made / To ransack Troy.
(label) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
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*(Robert South) (1634–1716)
*:to ransack every corner of theirhearts
(label) To examine carefully; to investigate.
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*:Thenne came there an olde monke whiche somtyme had ben a knyghte & behelde syre Melyas / And anone he ransakyd hym / & thenne he saide vnto syr Galahad I shal hele hym of this wo?de by the grace of god within the terme of seuen wekes
To violate; to ravish; to deflower.
*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:Rich spoil of ransacked chastity.
As a noun vandalism
is willful damage or destruction of any property with no other purpose than damage or destruction of said property.As a verb ransack is
(label) to loot or pillage see also sack .vandalism
English
(wikipedia vandalism)Noun
- As we turned down the street I was appalled by the vandalism ; spray-paint and smashed windows that were everywhere.