arson
malicious burning of property
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arsine – a colorless, flammable gas used in chemical warfare
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ar·son
(är′sən)n.
1. The crime of intentionally and illegally setting fire to a building or other structure.
2. An instance of this crime: a rash of arsons.
[Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin ārsiō, ārsiōn-, from Latin ārsus, past participle of ārdēre, to burn; see as- in Indo-European roots.]
ar′son·ist n.
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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
[C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin ārsiō, from Latin ārdēre to burn; see ardent]
ˈarsonist n
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ar•son
(ˈɑr sən)n.
the malicious burning of another's property or, sometimes, one's own property, as in an attempt to collect insurance.
[1670–80; < Anglo-French, Old French < Medieval Latin ārsiō= Latin ārd(ere) to burn (compare ardent) + -tiō -tion]
ar′son•ist, n.
ar′son•ous, adj.
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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" |
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arson
noun pyromania, incendiarism a terrible wave of rioting, theft and arson
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Translations
جَرِيـمَةُ الـحَرْق عَمْداًحَريق مُتَعَمَّد
žhářství
brandstiftelse
süütamine
tuhopoltto
הַצָּתָה
palež
gyújtogatás
íkveikja
放火
방화방화죄
padegimas
ļaunprātīga dedzināšana
podpaľačstvo
mordbrand
การลอบวางเพลิง
kasten yangın çıkarmakundakçılıkkundaklama
tội cố ý gây hỏa hoạn
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arson
n → Brandstiftung f
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arson
(ˈaːsn) noun the crime of setting fire to (a building etc) on purpose.
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arson
→ جَرِيـمَةُ الـحَرْق عَمْداً 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 tội cố ý gây hỏa hoạn 纵火Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009