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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Old French
Origin: ardre 'to burn', from Latin ardere; ARDENT

arson

 noun
     
Related topics: Crime
ar‧son [uncountable]
SCC the crime of deliberately making something burn, especially a building:
The school was destroyed in an arson attack.
WORD FOCUS: burn WORD FOCUS: burn
to be burning: be on fire, be ablaze, be alight
to start burning: catch fire, burst into flames, ignite
to make something start burning: light, set fire to something
to make something stop burning: put out, extinguish
to hurt or damage your skin with hot liquid or steam: scald
the crime of deliberately setting fire to buildings: arson

➔ See also burn
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