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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
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