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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)