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arson
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ar·son  (ärsn)
n.
The crime of maliciously, voluntarily, and willfully setting fire to the building, buildings, or other property of another or of burning one's own property for an improper purpose, as to collect insurance.

[Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin rsi, rsin-, from Latin rsus, past participle of rdre, to burn; see as- in Indo-European roots.]

arson·ist n.

arson
Noun
the crime of intentionally setting fire to property [Latin ardere to burn]
arsonist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.arsonarson - malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising"
burning, combustion - the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
Translations
arson [ˈɑːsn] nincendio provocado

arson [ˈɑːsn] nincendie criminel

arson [ˈɑːsn] nBrandstiftung f

arson [ˈɑːsn] nincendio doloso

arson
n arson [ˈaːsn]
the crime of setting fire to (a building etc) on purpose. brandstigting حَريق مُتَعَمَّد палеж žhářství brandstiftelse die Brandstiftung εμπρησμός incendio provocado kuritahtlik süütamine آتش افروزی tuhopoltto incendie criminel הַצָתָה आगजनी palež gyújtogatás sengaja íkveikja incendio doloso 放火 방화,방화죄 padegimas ļaunprātīga dedzināšana perbuatan memulakan kebakaran brandstichting brannstiftelse; mordbrann podpalenie fogo posto incendiere preme­ditată поджог podpaľačstvo požig podmetanje požara mordbrand การลอบวางเพลิง kundakçılık, kasten yangın çıkarma 縱火 підпал آگ لگانا ، آتش زنی sự cố ý gây hoả hoạn


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