arson

UK /ˈɑɹsən/ US /ˈɑɹsən/

noun 2verb 1

Definitions

noun

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

Arson, like we thought. three punks doused a car, lit it, and took off.

verb

To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.

noun

A saddlebow.

The kyng of Englande mounted on a freſhe courſer, the trapper of clothe of golde, of Tiſſue, the Arſon mantell wiſe[…]

Arcione, the arſon or ſaddle bowe.

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

attempted

ARSON + NOUN

attack

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — malicious burning to destroy property

incendiarism
fire-raising

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Arson, like we thought. three punks doused a car, lit it, and took off.

Wiktionary

The kyng of Englande mounted on a freſhe courſer, the trapper of clothe of golde, of Tiſſue, the Arſon mantell wiſe[…]

Wiktionary

Arcione, the arſon or ſaddle bowe.

Wiktionary

[…]And putting vp good ſtore of gold and Iewels for that iourney, and taking with him a good horſe, that was browne Bay, with a Petronell hanging at the arſon of his Saddle[…]

Wiktionary

In Germany today, anti-violence rallies took place in several cities, including one near Hamburg where three Turks were killed in an arson attack on Monday.

Tatoeba · #38972

The fire that broke out last night was judged to be caused by arson.

Tatoeba · #244743

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, arson is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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