The phrase "act of mischief" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a playful or troublesome action that causes minor harm or annoyance, often in a lighthearted context.
Example: "The children were caught in an act of mischief, throwing water balloons at each other in the backyard."
Alternatives: "deed of mischief" or "instance of mischief".
Henin's act of mischief — or, as Serena called it at the time, "lying and fabricating" — was not an oddity.
Stephen Bayley Design critic 2005: Conservative 2010: Conservative Constituency: Vauxhall In 2005 voting Conservative in this part of London was a bravura act of mischief.
A protracted, adults-only act of mischief perpetrated on the familiar fairy tale, "Snow White" first appeared, in its entirety, in The New Yorker, in 1967.
It was evident that Greene played a dominant role in her life, even though she shuddered when recalling an act of mischief or malevolence.
Into whatever houses I enter, I will go into them for the benefit of the sick, and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief and corruption; and, further from the seduction of females or males, of freemen and slaves.
In 2009, 50 workers at the nuclear power plant in Kaiga, Karnataka, were exposed to radiation after tritium made its way to the water cooler, which the Nuclear Power Corporation said was deliberately contaminated in a possible "act of mischief".
Now, night-time is the right time to be with the one you love, but it is also the right time for nefarious acts of mischief: from flyposting to graffiti, this is the defacing hour.
Instead, the Americans berated the Iranians for a few acts of mischief that were probably carried out at the behest of Mr Khatami's conservative opponents.Angling for Iran's co-operation on Iraq, Mr Bush has resisted pressure to send messages of support to the Iranian students who have now been demonstrating against the regime for more than a month.
Addressing these key failures and taking a tougher stance against the Iranian regime and its acts of mischief can put us on the path to a safer Middle East, and by extension, a more peaceful world.
While about half of the abuse directed against other groups were acts of "mischief," like graffiti or property damage, two thirds of crimes against sexual minorities were violent in nature, with threats and assault remaining quite frequent.
(The company has not been in touch with law enforcement officials about the act of computer mischief, said Paul Sams, Blizzard's senior vice president for business development).
