deliberate burning of property
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arson — 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… … Law dictionary
arson — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. incendiarism, pyromania; slang, torch job. See heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pyRomania, firing, incendiarism, deliberate burning of property, willful burning of property, criminal setting of fires,… … English dictionary for students
incendiaries — in·cen·di·ar·y || ɪn sendɪerɪ / dɪərɪ n. arsonist, one who deliberately and maliciously sets fire to property; bomb which ignites and burns; agitator, one who stirs up strife adj. pertaining to arson, of the deliberate burning of… … English contemporary dictionary
incendiary — in·cen·di·ar·y || ɪn sendɪerɪ / dɪərɪ n. arsonist, one who deliberately and maliciously sets fire to property; bomb which ignites and burns; agitator, one who stirs up strife adj. pertaining to arson, of the deliberate burning of… … English contemporary dictionary
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Jewish lightning — n American arson, the deliberate burning of insured property. A type of fraud supposed to be typically perpetuated by Jewish busi nessmen or landlords … Contemporary slang
arson — ar·son || É‘Ësn n. deliberate and malicious burning of property … English contemporary dictionary
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