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What does defacement mean?

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  1. An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
  2. An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
  3. (heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
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This website defacement probably exploited a vulnerability in the content management system.
According to Moore, the chalkings qualify as defacement of property and harassing and intimidating behavior, both of which are violations of the Student Code of Conduct.
In other words, the blank music paper was open to defacement by the public.
The reaction generally to the defacement must surely have sent a clear message to the vandals, and the last thing one need do is to pander to them.
The abuse and ignorance we deal with from defacers and defacement victims is staggering, and some of that abuse spills over into actual attacks.
No individual or organisation has claimed responsibility for the defacement of the pages.

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