arson.
The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
Meaning & usage
The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
carry out an arson attack
Where this word comes from
From Anglo-Norman and Old French arson, from the verb ardoir, from Latin ardeō (“to burn”). Compare ardent.
To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.
Where this word comes from
From Anglo-Norman and Old French arson, from the verb ardoir, from Latin ardeō (“to burn”). Compare ardent.
A saddlebow.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English arsoun, from Old French arçon, from Vulgar Latin *arciō (“saddlebow”), from Latin arcus (“bow”); compare Italian arcione, Portuguese arção, and Spanish arzón.
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