English Explanatory Dictionary

arson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
verb
  1. To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.
noun
  1. A saddlebow.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑɹsən/ /ˈɑːsən/ En-us-arson.oga LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arson.wav

Word forms

arson arsons arsoning arsoned

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French arson, from the verb ardoir, from Latin ardeō (“to burn”). Compare ardent.

Related words

incendiary incendiarism

Derived words

antiarson arson dog arsonical arsonism arsonist arsonite arsonous arsonphobia arsonry climate arson
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