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arson

ar·son

UK/ˈɑːsən/ US/ˈɑɹsən/ fairly common

noun

1.

malicious burning to destroy property

  • “the British term for arson is fire-raising”
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Origin

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.

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