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ar·son /'ärs-ən/ n [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/ n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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criminal setting of fires, deliberate burning of property, destruction of property by fire, fire-raising, firing, incendiarism, malicious burning of property, pyromania, set conflagration, willful burning of property
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.The crime of intentionally and maliciously setting property on fire.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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in English criminal law, the crime of maliciously burning down the dwelling of another, now covered by and extended in the Criminal Damage Act 1971.See wilful fire-raising.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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The crime of intentionally setting fire to any structure. A death that results from arson is murder.Category: Criminal LawCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.1 In common law, the willful and malicious burning of someone else's dwelling house. In some states, the term includes, under specific circumstances, the burning of a dwelling house by its owner.2 Under modern statutes, the intentional causing of a dangerous fire or explosion for the purpose of destroying one's own or another's property.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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At common law, the malicious burning or exploding of the dwelling house of another, or the burning of a building within the curtilage, the immediate surrounding space, of the dwelling of another.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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At common law, the malicious burning or exploding of the dwelling house of another, or the burning of a building within the curtilage, the immediate surrounding space, of the dwelling of another.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.the felony crime of intentionally burning a house or other building. The perpetrators range from mentally ill pyromaniacs to store owners hoping to get insurance proceeds. Historically, arson meant just the burning of a house, but now covers any structure. A death resulting from arson is murder.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
