毀き棄き

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

destruction; demolition; damage

Formal or legal term for destroying or damaging something, especially documents, buildings, or evidence. Often used in compound verbs like 毀棄する. Not an everyday word; in casual speech, 壊す or 破壊 are more common.

• 証しょう拠こ書しょ類るいを毀き棄きした疑うたがいで逮たい捕ほされた。

  He was arrested on suspicion of destroying evidence documents.

• この建たて物ものは老ろう朽きゅう化かのため毀き棄きされることになった。

  It was decided that this building would be demolished due to deterioration.