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ar⋅son

  [ahr-suhn]
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–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.
Origin:
1670–80; < AF, OF < LL ārsiōn- (s. of ārsiō) a burning, equiv. to ārs- (L ārd(ere) to burn (cf. ardent ) + -t(us) ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
ar⋅son⋅ous, adjective
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ar·son
Pronunciation: 'ärs-&noun
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French arsoun, alteration of Old French arsin, literally, conflagration, from ars, past participle of ardre to burn
: the act or crime of willfully, wrongfully, and unjustifiably setting property on fire often for the purpose of committing fraud (as on an insurance company) —ar·son·ist /-ist/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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