arson

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

Verb

To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.

Concepten

brandstichting

brandstichten

Synoniemen

incendiarism

fire-raising

burning

set on fire

set fire to

fire under suspicious circumstances

burn down

arsonry

firing

pyromania

Vertalingen

Brandstiftung

εμπρησμός

incendio doloso

incendie criminel

incendie volontaire

incendio provocado

incendie

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kundakçılık

incendio premeditado

incêndio culposo

incendiaire

incêndio premeditado

fogo posto

incendio doloso

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɑɹsən/

Etymologie (Engels)

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