ARSON

arson, incendiarism, fire-raising

(noun) malicious burning to destroy property; “the British term for arson is fire-raising”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

arson (usually uncountable, plural arsons)

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

Verb

arson (third-person singular simple present arsons, present participle arsoning, simple past and past participle arsoned)

(transitive) to illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner

Anagrams

• Rasŏn, SONAR, orans, roans, saron, sonar, sorna

Source: Wiktionary

Ar"son, n. Etym: [OF. arson, arsun, fr. L. ardere, arsum, to burn.] (Law)

Definition: The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship. Wharton.

Note: The definition of this crime is varied by statues in different countries and states. The English law of arson has been considerably modified in the United States; in some of the States it has been materially enlarged, while in others, various degrees of arson have been established, with corresponding punishment. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition