ARSON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arson mean? 

• ARSON (noun)
  The noun ARSON has 1 sense:

1. malicious burning to destroy property

  Familiarity information: ARSON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARSON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Malicious burning to destroy property

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

arson; fire-raising; incendiarism

Context example:

the British term for arson is fire-raising

Hypernyms ("arson" is a kind of...):

burning; combustion (the act of burning something)

Derivation:

arsonist (a criminal who illegally sets fire to property)