defacement

  1. Noun.  An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
  2. Noun.  An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
  3. Noun.  (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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