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The deliberate, unlawful burning of property.

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arson

The detective in the novel investigates a warehouse fire suspected to be arson.
Dictionary practice example.
Arson, rather than an accidental fire, is the established offense in a fictional case involving the unlawful burning of an empty boathouse.
From Reading a Fictional Investigation.
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