Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The crime of intentionally and illegally setting fire to a building or other structure.
- noun An instance of this crime.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A saddlebow; sometimes, a saddle.
- noun In law, the malicious burning of a dwelling-house or outhouse of another.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The
crime ofsetting afire withintent tocause damage . - noun countable An instance of such a crime.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun malicious burning to destroy property
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Le Mans Mayor Jean-Claude Boulard suspects arson is to blame.
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At least 29 vehicles were destroyed in arson attacks this year, most of them luxury cars, according to police.
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Even misdemanor arson is a disqualifier many places.
Should Felons Hunt? 2009
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For example, if a person has a history of arson, is it not more likely than not, that person will continue to set objects on fire?
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Even misdemanor arson is a disqualifier many places.
Should Felons Hunt? 2009
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Who has ever heard of creationists engaging in arson, grave robbery and assault.
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Who has ever heard of creationists engaging in arson, grave robbery and assault.
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What if a statute says that arson is punishable by ten years unless a judge finds a racial motivation for the crime, in which case a defendant can get twenty years?
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What if a statute says that arson is punishable by ten years unless a judge finds a racial motivation for the crime, in which case a defendant can get twenty years?
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Your recklessness would hardly go that far, and your accomplice was toot skilled enough in arson to succeed, but he has been arrested and is awaiting trial in Brooklyn jail.
chznarles commented on the word arson
Mark put this on the list because his house was the victim of a conflagration.
November 30, 2007