arson
NounUS[ahr-suhn]/ˈɑrsən/2 syllables
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Noun (1)
- malicious burning to destroy property“the British term for arson is ‘fire-raising’”Synonyms: incendiarismfire-raisingType of burning, combustion
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ar′son (är′s'n; 277), noun
Origin: OF. arson, arsun, fr. L. ardere, arsum, to burn.
Law 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. Francis Wharton
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54