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arson

Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹsən/

The English word “arson” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
  2. A saddlebow.

verb

  1. To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.

Etymology

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

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