INCENDIARISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Malicious burning to destroy property

Example:

the British term for arson is fire-raising

Synonyms:

arson; fire-raising; incendiarism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

burning; combustion (the act of burning something)

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