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arson en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑːsən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɑɹsən/ (General-American)
  • (General-American) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
    • Arson, like we thought. three punks doused a car, lit it, and took off. 2006, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Killer Smile, Part two, p.34:
    • carry out an arson attack
    • The motive for the fires is still under investigation, and federal officials are looking into whether a hate crime was committed. Matthews is charged with three counts of simple arson on a religious building. 2019 April 12, Paul P. Murphy and Samira Said, “Louisiana arson suspect expressed disgust with Baptist churches on Facebook”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2021:

Forms

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arsons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

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

Relateds

incendiarism · incendiary

Translations (86)

pa ਅਗਨੀਕਾੰਡ (crime of setting a fire) · az qəsdən yandırma (crime of setting a fire) · be падпа́л (crime of setting a fire) · yue 丫臣 (crime of setting a fire) · tr kundakçılık (crime of setting a fire) · da ildspåsættelse (crime of setting a fire) · de Brandstiftung (crime of setting a fire) · ro incendiere (crime of setting a fire) · pl podpalenie (crime of setting a fire) · vi đốt phá (crime of setting a fire) · lb Brandstëftung (crime of setting a fire) · ja 放火 (crime of setting a fire) · sk podpaľačstvo (crime of setting a fire) · hi अग्निकांड (crime of setting a fire) · es incendio delictuoso (crime of setting a fire) · uk підпа́л (crime of setting a fire) · nb mordbrann (crime of setting a fire) · tr kundaklama (crime of setting a fire) · sv antändning (crime of setting a fire) · da pyromanbrand (crime of setting a fire) · cmn 放火 (crime of setting a fire) · nb ildspåsettelse (crime of setting a fire) · hu gyújtogatás (crime of setting a fire) · es incendio malicioso (crime of setting a fire) · eo brulkrimo (crime of setting a fire) · et süütamine (crime of setting a fire) · ga coirloscadh (crime of setting a fire) · fa-ira آتِشْزَنی (crime of setting a fire) · fi tuhopoltto (crime of setting a fire) · vi phóng hỏa (crime of setting a fire) · ang bærnet (crime of setting a fire) · mk палеж (crime of setting a fire) · ar حَرِيق مُتَعَمَّد (crime of setting a fire) · yue 放火 (crime of setting a fire) · af brandstigting (crime of setting a fire) · es incendio intencional (crime of setting a fire) · bn অগ্নিকাণ্ড (crime of setting a fire) · cy llosgi (crime of setting a fire) · fr incendie (crime of setting a fire) · fo eldáseting (crime of setting a fire) · ko 방화 (crime of setting a fire) · mr जाळपोळ (crime of setting a fire) · es crimen incendiario (crime of setting a fire) · sv mordbrand (crime of setting a fire) · ur آتِش زَدَگی (crime of setting a fire) · nn eldspåsetjing (crime of setting a fire) · es delito de incendio (crime of setting a fire) · fi syttyminen (crime of setting a fire) · mk опожарување (crime of setting a fire) · nn brannstifting (crime of setting a fire) · es incendio delictivo (crime of setting a fire) · bg пале́ж (crime of setting a fire) · es incendio piromaníaco (crime of setting a fire) · ka ცეცხლის წაკიდება (crime of setting a fire) · nl brandstichting (crime of setting a fire) · hi आगज़नी (crime of setting a fire) · is íkveikja (crime of setting a fire) · fr incendie criminel (crime of setting a fire) · de Brandlegung (crime of setting a fire) · hy հրկիզում (crime of setting a fire) · es incendio pirómano (crime of setting a fire) · nb brannstiftelse (crime of setting a fire) · it incendio doloso (crime of setting a fire) · da brandstiftelse (crime of setting a fire) · he הַצָּתָה (crime of setting a fire) · ja 放火罪 (crime of setting a fire) · eo krimfajro (crime of setting a fire) · cmn 縱火 /纵火 (crime of setting a fire) · es incendio premeditado (crime of setting a fire) · fi sytyttäminen (crime of setting a fire) · lt padegimas (crime of setting a fire) · pt incêndio criminoso (crime of setting a fire) · ur آتِش زَنی (crime of setting a fire) · sh па́леж (crime of setting a fire) · sl požig (crime of setting a fire) · el εμπρησμός (crime of setting a fire) · ru поджо́г (crime of setting a fire) · sh pálež (crime of setting a fire) · cs žhářství (crime of setting a fire) · es incendio criminal (crime of setting a fire) · ca incendi criminal (crime of setting a fire) · wa målfeu (metou) (crime of setting a fire) · hy հրդեհում (crime of setting a fire) · fa-ira آتِشاَفْروزی (crime of setting a fire) · id pembakaran disengaja (crime of setting a fire) · es incendio provocado (crime of setting a fire)

arson en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑːsən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɑɹsən/ (General-American)
  • (General-American) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (India, transitive) To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.

Forms

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arsoned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
arsoned Tense=Past lexicographic
arsons Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
arsoning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

arson en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑːsən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɑɹsən/ (General-American)
  • (General-American) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English arsoun, from Old French arçon, from Vulgar Latin *arciō (“saddlebow”), from Latin arcus (“bow”); compare Italian arcione, Portuguese arção, and Spanish arzón.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) A saddlebow.
    • Arcione, the arſon or ſaddle bowe. 1598, John Florio, “Arcione”, in A Worlde of Words, or Most Copious, and Exact Dictionarie in Italian and English, […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield for Edw[ard] Blount, →OCLC, page 25, column 1:
    • […]And putting vp good ſtore of gold and Iewels for that iourney, and taking with him a good horſe, that was browne Bay, with a Petronell hanging at the arſon of his Saddle[…] 1634, Matheo Aleman, “Wherein Guzman de Alfarache relateth the Story of thoſe two Louers, Ozmin and Daraxa”, in Don Diego Puede-Ser, transl., The rogue: or The life of Guzman de Alfarache, volume 1, pages 68–69:
    • The kyng of Englande mounted on a freſhe courſer, the trapper of clothe of golde, of Tiſſue, the Arſon mantell wiſe[…] 1550, Edward Halle, “The xij. yere of King Henry the viij.”, in The Vnion of the Two Noble and Illuſtre Famelies of Lancaſtre and Yoꝛke, folio 78, recto:

Forms

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arsons Number=Plur lexicographic