noun
damaging property; destruction of property
Legal term for the crime of damaging or destroying another's property. Used in criminal law contexts.
毀棄罪は刑法第261条に規定されている。
The crime of damaging property is stipulated in Article 261 of the Penal Code.
器物損壊罪と毀棄罪はしばしば併せて論じられる。
The crime of damaging property and the crime of destroying objects are often discussed together.
Compound of 毀棄 (destruction, damage) and 罪 (crime). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern legal coinage.