arson
See also: ar son
English
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French arson, from the verb ardoir, from Latin ardeō (“to burn”). Compare ardent.
Pronunciation
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Noun
arson (usually uncountable, plural arsons)
- 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.
- 2006, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Killer Smile, Part two, p.34
Derived terms
Translations
crime of setting a fire
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See also
Verb
arson (third-person singular simple present arsons, present participle arsoning, simple past and past participle arsoned)
- (transitive) to illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
Noun
arson m (plural arsons)
Old French
Etymology
From the verb ardre, ardoir, from Latin ardeō.
Noun
arson oblique singular, m (oblique plural arsons, nominative singular arsons, nominative plural arson)
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