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arson

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

The deliberate, unlawful burning of property.

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.