arson C2 Topic:Crime & Justice US /ˈɑɹsən/ UK /ˈɑːsən/ See IPA manual Freq #10066 Meanings 1 noun malicious burning to destroy property Report has it that they do not stop at arson, treason, or murder to attain their ends, but as Prescott said, they never leave any legal proof behind them." Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · malicious burning to... fire-raisingincendiarism Etymology From Anglo-Norman and Old French arsoun or arson ("burning; act of setting fire"), from Late Latin arsio ("a burning"), related to Latin ardere ("to burn"). Topics Crime & Justice External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # arson **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɑɹsən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːsən/ **Frequency rank:** 10066 ## Meanings 1. malicious burning to destroy property ## Examples - Report has it that they do not stop at arson, treason, or murder to attain their ends, but as Prescott said, they never leave any legal proof behind them." ## Synonyms - fire-raising - incendiarism ## Etymology From Anglo-Norman and Old French arsoun or arson ("burning; act of setting fire"), from Late Latin arsio ("a burning"), related to Latin ardere ("to burn"). ## Topics - Crime & Justice markdown