The Collaborative International Dictionary
malicious mischief \malicious mischief\ n. (Law),
Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property
of others; -- it is an offense at common law.
--Wharton.
Syn: vandalism, hooliganism.
Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) The willful, wanton, or reckless destruction of the personal property of another occasioned by actual ill will or resentment toward the owner or possessor of such property.
WordNet
n. willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others [syn: vandalism, hooliganism]
Usage examples of "malicious mischief".
It will now be useful to take up malicious mischief, and to compare the malice required to constitute that offence with the malice aforethought of murder.
Goldsmith, the attorney, was delighted, and charges of fraud and malicious mischief were brought against Marcus, but he had disappeared by then, and word was he'd gone to Europe.
Stile bore as a result of the malicious mischief of the Red Adept.
Mara was fully capable of malicious mischief, especially if it might disturb Dirk's wife.
For dozens of decades the Abuelo had hung around at one festive time of year or another, beating up kids or shining flashlight beams into burros' eyes until they went crazy, and in general causing a great deal of malicious mischief.