arson : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: arson	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for arson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arson n malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" Synonym(s): arson, incendiarism, fire-raising
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 ship. --Wharton. Note: The definition of this crime is varied by statues in different countries and states. The English law of arson has been considerably modified in the United States; in some of the States it has been materially enlarged, while in others, various degrees of arson have been established, with corresponding punishment. --Burrill.