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ar⋅son
[ahr-suh
n] 
–noun
| Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance. |
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Language Translation for : Arson
| Spanish: | incendio provocado, | German: | die Brandstiftung, | Japanese: | 放火 |
| ar·son
(är'sən) Pronunciation Key
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 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
1680, from Anglo-Fr. arsoun (1275), from O.Fr. arsion, from L.L. arsionem (nom. arsio) "a burning," from L. arsus pp. of ardere "to burn," from PIE base *as- "to burn, glow" (see ardent). The O.E. term was bærnet, lit. "burning;" and Coke has indictment of burning (1640). Arsonist is from 1864.
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| arson | |
noun | |
| malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" |
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Arson
Ar"son\ ([aum]r"s'n; 277), n. [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. --Wharton. Note: The definition of this crime is varied by statues in different countries and states. The English law of arson has been considerably modified in the United States; in some of the States it has been materially enlarged, while in others, various degrees of arson have been established, with corresponding punishment. --Burrill.
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