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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•son /ˈɑrsən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Lawthe crime of deliberately setting fire to property.
ar•son•ist, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•son (är′sən),USA pronunciation n. - Lawthe 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.
- Late Latin ārsiōn- (stem of ārsiō) a burning, equivalent. to ārs- (Latin ārd(ere) to burn (compare ardent) + -t(us) past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion
- Anglo-French, Old French
- 1670–80
ar′son•ous, adj. |