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malicious burning of property — index arson Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
malicious — See malevolent. ♦ Malicious gossip, lawena ōlelo hō ino, haku epa, ni a, io iolepo. ♦ Malicious burning, puhi mana o ino. ♦ Malicious injury, hana ino ma ke ano kolohe … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Arson — Arsonists redirects here. For the hip hop band, see Arsonists (rap group). Torched redirects here. For the Michael Hedges album, see Torched (album) … Wikipedia
arson — ar·son / ärs ən/ n [Anglo French arsoun, alteration of Old French arsin, literally, conflagration, from ars, past participle of ardre to burn]: the act or crime of willfully, wrongfully, and unjustifiably setting property on fire often for the… … Law dictionary
arson — arsonous, adj. /ahr seuhn/, n. Law. the malicious burning of another s house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one s own house or property, as to collect insurance. [1670 80; < AF, OF < LL arsion (s. of arsio) a burning, equiv. to… … Universalium
arson — At common law, the malicious burning of the house of another. This definition, however, has been broadened by state statutes and criminal codes. For example, the Model Penal Code, No. 220.1(1), provides that a person is guilty of arson, a felony… … Black's law dictionary
arson — At common law, the malicious burning of the house of another. This definition, however, has been broadened by state statutes and criminal codes. For example, the Model Penal Code, No. 220.1(1), provides that a person is guilty of arson, a felony… … Black's law dictionary
arson — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. incendiarism, pyromania; slang, torch job. See heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pyRomania, firing, incendiarism, deliberate burning of property, willful burning of property, criminal setting of fires,… … English dictionary for students
Arson — Ar son ([aum]r s n; 277), n. [OF. arson, arsun, fr. L. ardere, arsum, to burn.] (Law) The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fire-raising — noun malicious burning to destroy property the British term for arson is fire raising • Syn: ↑arson, ↑incendiarism • Derivationally related forms: ↑arsonist (for: ↑arson) … Useful english dictionary
