On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Defacement. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as disfigurement or disfiguration and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Defacement meaning
- An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
- An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
- A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
Synonyms of Defacement
Using Defacement
- The main meaning on this page is: An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something. | An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value. | A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
- Useful related words include: disfigurement, disfiguration, damage, harm.
- In the example corpus, defacement often appears in combinations such as: defacement of, the defacement.
Context around Defacement
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Defacement
- In this selection, "defacement" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, condemning, criminal, offensive and grand stand out and add context to how "defacement" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include condemning defacement of all and destruction and defacement grand theft. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "defacement" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with defacement
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The BMC removes illegal hoardings under the Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1995. (15 words)
In that incident, police arrested and charged a woman, Kaitlyn O’Keefe, with misdemeanor criminal defacement of property. (18 words)
McEnany also mentioned the defacement of the statue of anti-slavery campaigner Matthias Baldwin, by groups protesting racism and police brutality on June 17 in Philadelphia. (26 words)
Residents of the affected areas are encouraged to take heed of the announcements as poor waste management contributes to the defacement of communities and degradation of our natural resources and impacts negatively our health and the economy. (37 words)
They are to avoid civilian targets, to respect the enemy's humanity by refraining from mutilation, defacement or excessive killing, and to avoid targeting Westerners either in the occupied zones or beyond. (32 words)
Condemning defacement of all candidates posters, Councillor Blake said: "You put yourself forward in politics to make a difference and that's what I got into politics for. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
Condemning defacement of all candidates posters, Councillor Blake said: "You put yourself forward in politics to make a difference and that's what I got into politics for.
Levi Marvin Howard Kellick, 18, was looking at nine counts: six counts of burglary, one count of property destruction and defacement, grand theft, and conspiracy to commit burglary.
Residents of the affected areas are encouraged to take heed of the announcements as poor waste management contributes to the defacement of communities and degradation of our natural resources and impacts negatively our health and the economy.
In that incident, police arrested and charged a woman, Kaitlyn O’Keefe, with misdemeanor criminal defacement of property.
McEnany also mentioned the defacement of the statue of anti-slavery campaigner Matthias Baldwin, by groups protesting racism and police brutality on June 17 in Philadelphia.
The BMC removes illegal hoardings under the Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1995.
Teen Charged In Racist Arby's Sign IncidentA 19-year-old Minneapolis man faces three misdemeanor charges in connection with the offensive defacement of an Arby's sign.
They are to avoid civilian targets, to respect the enemy's humanity by refraining from mutilation, defacement or excessive killing, and to avoid targeting Westerners either in the occupied zones or beyond.
Common combinations with defacement
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- defacement of 6×
- the defacement 2×