Arson - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɑːrsn|
Brit.
|ˈɑːs(ə)n|
noun
- malicious burning to destroy property (syn: fire-raising, incendiarism)
the British term for arson is fire-raising
Extra examples
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but investigators suspect arson.
The town has suffered a rash of arson attacks.
The town has suffered a rash of arsons.
The school was destroyed in an arson attack.
The evidence suggests arson as the cause of the fire.
The fire chief suspects arson.
The police arrested him for arson.
His only jail time was a two year bit for arson in 1972.
The newspaper headline read “House burns down on Elm Street” with the subheading “Arson suspected.”
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