0 present participle of deface --
1 to damage and spoil the appearance of something by writing or drawing on it: --
I think we would all agree that the owner ought, as much as any other person, to be prevented from defacing anything which is considered worthy of preservation.
Whatever the reasons for the defacing of the stamp, fair wear and tear will always be the excuse in these cases.
Some of the camps are defacing the countryside and the sea coast.
Will he give me an assurance that that criminal activity of removing or defacing a notice will appear in the code of practice?
There has been widespread defacing of posters and many have been completely removed.
If these facilities were provided, and there were provision for the litter, a good deal of the unsightliness now defacing our countryside would disappear.
As he will be aware, there are specific offences concerning the defacing or damaging of ancient monuments.
Defacing buildings may also be an offence under local authority byelaws.
