arson

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈɑɹsən/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈɑːsən/

Noun

arson (uncountable)

1. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
   • 2006, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Killer Smile, Part two, p.34

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

Translations

• French: incendie criminel, incendie
• German: Brandstiftung
• Italian: incendio doloso
• Portuguese: incêndio criminoso
• Russian: поджо́г
• Spanish: incendio provocado, incendio premeditado

Verb

arson (arsons, present participle arsoning; past and past participle arsoned)

1. (transitive) to illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner

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