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arson
noun as in intentional burning
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Murder, drugs, and arson are mercifully absent from his story but many things are different than before.
Klansmen were implicated in the arson of 30 black churches in Mississippi.
In the late 1940s, he writes, there was “one racially motivated bombing or arson” every twenty days.
Zeffirelli's film was awful and creepy and over the top in all the right ways: arson, chases, death, prison, Tom Cruise.
It's a good day to remember Rodney Hulin, a physically slight teenager who was serving time for arson in a Texas prison.
Murder, rape, arson, and a host of other atrocities are often the first evidence of a diseased brain.
These sanguinary deeds were diversified by various attempts at arson—the latest, with aid of gunpowder, being successful.
Palliation may be found for the alleged arson mentioned in the catalogue of complaints that have excited British indignation.
Arson, rs′on, n. the crime of wilfully burning houses or other buildings.
This was a simple matter when the strikers were guilty of trespass, arson, or sabotage.
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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to arson, such as: torching, firing, incendiarism, pyromania, setting fire, and touching off.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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