arson

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.

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

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arson·ist n.

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arson

Noun

the crime of intentionally setting fire to property [Latin ardere to burn]

arsonist n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

arson - malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" fire-raising, incendiarism burning, combustion - the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"

Translations

arson [ˈɑːsn] n → incendio provocado

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arson [ˈɑːsn] n → incendie criminel

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arson [ˈɑːsn] n → Brandstiftung f

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arson [ˈɑːsn] n → incendio doloso

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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 纵火