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Noun: hooliganism  'hoo-li-gu,ni-zum
  1. Deliberate destruction, defacement or damage of public or other people's property
    "The park was closed due to repeated acts of hooliganism";
    - vandalism, malicious mischief

Derived forms: hooliganisms

Type of: destruction, devastation, devilment, devilry, deviltry [archaic], mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, roguery, shenanigan

Encyclopedia: Hooliganism