fire-raising (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *fire-raising*:
NOUN	act	fire-raising, arson, incendiarism	malicious burning to destroy property

English > *fire-raising*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	malicious burning to destroy property.
Example	"the British term for arson is fire-raising"
Synonyms	arson, incendiarism
Broader	burning, combustion	The act of burning something
Spanish	incendiarismo, incendio provocado
Catalan	incendi intencionat

HyperDic: fire-raising