arson

Definition of "arson"
  1. A crime involving the intentional ignition of someone else's property or burning one's own for insurance claim purposes
How to use "arson" in a sentence
  1. Charges of arson were filed against him after the factory fire investigation.
  2. The detective suspected arson when the homeowner's heavily insured property suspiciously caught fire.
  3. After the unnecessary wildfire, several local teens were arrested for arson.

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