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2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: arson n : malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" [syn: {incendiarism}, {fire-raising}]
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