| NOUN | act | arson, incendiarism, fire-raising | malicious burning to destroy property |
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| Sounds | aa'rsahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | malicious burning to destroy property. | |
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| Example | "the British term for arson is fire-raising" | |
| Synonyms | incendiarism, fire-raising | |
| Broader | burning, combustion | The act of burning something |
| Spanish | incendiarismo, incendio provocado | |
| Catalan | incendi intencionat | |
| Adjectives | incendiary | involving deliberate burning of property |
| Nouns | arsonist | a criminal who illegally sets fire to property |
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