arson — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

   Uso

   • non numerabile
   • usually

   Parole correlate

   incendiaryincendiarism

   Esempi

   carry out an arson attack

   Arson, like we thought. three punks doused a car, lit it, and took off.

   Altri esempi (1)

   The motive for the fires is still under investigation, and federal officials are looking into whether a hate crime was committed. Matthews is charged with three counts of simple arson on a religious building.

Verbo

1. To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.

   Uso

   • India
   • transitivo

Sostantivo

1. A saddlebow.

   Uso

   • obsoleto

   Esempi

   The kyng of Englande mounted on a freſhe courſer, the trapper of clothe of golde, of Tiſſue, the Arſon mantell wiſe[…]

   Arcione, the arſon or ſaddle bowe.

   Altri esempi (1)

   […]And putting vp good ſtore of gold and Iewels for that iourney, and taking with him a good horſe, that was browne Bay, with a Petronell hanging at the arſon of his Saddle[…]

Sostantivo

1. malicious burning to destroy property

   Sinonimi

   incendiarismfire-raising

   Termini più generali

   burningcombustion

   Esempi

   the British term for arson is ‘fire-raising’