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Showing words for ARSON using the English dictionary

5 Letter Words for Arson

arson, orans, rason, roans, saron, sonar

4 Letter Words for Arson

arno, asor, naos, naso, oars, oran, oras, orna, osar, roan, rosa, snar, soar, sora, sorn

3 Letter Words for Arson

ans, aor, arn, ars, nar, nas, noa, nor, nos, oar, oas, ona, ons, ora, ors, ran, ras, rna, ron, ros, san, sao, sar, son

Definitions for Arson

[1] Law . the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
[2] criminal law the act of intentionally or recklessly setting fire to another's property or to one's own property for some improper reason

Words related to Arson

torching, pyromania, firing, incendiarism

Words nearby Arson

arsine, arsino, arsino group, arsis, arsm, arson, arsonist, arsphenamine, arsy, arsy-varsy, arsy-versy

Origin of Arson

1670–80; < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin ārsiōn- (stem of ārsiō ) a burning, equivalent to ārs- (Latin ārd(ere ) to burn (cf. ardent) + -t(us ) past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Words that may be confused with Arson

arsenous, arsonous

Other words from Arson

ar·son·ous , adjective

Word origin for Arson

C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin ārsiō, from Latin ārdēre to burn; see ardent

Synonyms for Arson

torching, firing, incendiarism, pyromania, setting fire, touching off