Synonyms for arson
ˈɑr sənar·son

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1. arson, incendiarism, fire-raisingnoun

   malicious burning to destroy property

   "the British term for arson is fire-raising"

   Synonyms:
   incendiarism, fire-raising

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1. List of paraphrases for "arson":

   fire, arsonist, fires, burning

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1. Thomas Binger:

   If he were alive today ... I'd probably try to prosecute him for arson. But I can't because the defendant killed him.

2. Jack Levin:

   It isn't unreasonable to speculate that at least some of the black churches are acts of arson, especially coming in the aftermath of the horrific massacre of nine people in a black church.

3. George Will:

   In the 1940s a survey listed the top seven discipline problems in public schools talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls, getting out of turn in line, wearing improper clothes, not putting paper in wastebaskets. A 1980s survey lists these top seven drug abuse, alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, assault. (Arson, gang warfare and venereal disease are also-rans.)

4. Hillary Clinton:

   We've seen a surge in hate crime across America -- shootings and arson at synagogues, mosques and churches, Americans targeted because of their race, religion or sexual orientation, and instead of standing up against bigotry and white supremacy.

5. Carolyn Kaster-Pool/Getty Images:

   When the police are ordered to stand down and the arrests aren't made for vandalism all the way up through arson and serious assaults, I don't think it helps, i think it sends the wrong signal… And I think that I wouldn't call them protests -- I think there were legitimate protesters, but I also think there were thugs who were out to intimidate people.