ar·son (är s n)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 rd re, to burn; see as- in Indo-European roots.]ar son·ist n. |
arson [ˈɑːsən]
n
(Law) Criminal law the act of intentionally or recklessly setting fire to another's property or to one's own property for some improper reason
[from Old French, from Medieval Latin ārsiō, from Latin ārdēre to burn; see ardent]
arsonist n
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| Noun | 1. |  arson - 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" |
arson
noun pyromania, incendiarism a terrible wave of rioting, theft and arson
Translations
arson
n → Brandstiftung f
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 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 纵火
arson → إشعال الحرائق žhářství brandstiftelse Brandstiftung εμπρησμός incendio provocado tuhopoltto incendie volontaire palež incendio doloso 放火 방화죄 brandstichting brannstiftelse podpalenie fogo posto, incêndio proposital поджог mordbrand การลอบวางเพลิง kundaklama sự cố ý gây hoả hoạn 纵火
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