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Look up: ARSON

  1. arson
    [n] - malicious burning to destroy property
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Arson
    The crime of setting fire to the property of another person
    Found on http://www.rizer.co.uk/access/default.as

  3. arson
    Malicious and wilful setting fire to property. In Britain arson is covered by the Criminal Damage Act 1971. In Scotland arson is known as `wilful fire-raising`. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. Arson
    The crime of intentionally setting fire to a building or other property. This is a legal definition which may vary depending on the laws of a specific state
    Found on http://www.fire.org.uk/glossary.htm

  5. ARSON
    the criminal setting on fire of another`s property or wilful burning of one`s own belongings when insured Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Arson
    Ar'son (är's'n; 277) noun [ Old French arson , arsun , from Latin ardere , arsum , to burn.] (Law) The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship. Wharton. » The definition of this crime is varied by statues in different countries and sta ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/125

  7. arson
    incendiarism noun malicious burning to destroy property; `the British term for arson is fire-raising`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Arson
    `Arson`, in general, is the crime of setting a fire for an unlawful or improper purpose. The motives of arsonists vary. The possibility of financial gain often drives arsonists to file fraudulent insurance claim after setting fire. Vandalism is frequently behind arsons perpetrated by juvenile fire setters. Vandalism through fire can occur in vacant or abandoned buildings. Cities often regulate or encourage owners to secure vacant buildings. F...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson

  9. Arson
    • (n.) The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. arson
    crime commonly defined by statute as the willful or malicious damage or destruction of property by means of fire or explosion. In English common law, ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/105

  11. arson
    arson The crime of maliciously, voluntarily, and willfully setting fire to the building, buildings, or other property of another or of burning one's own property for an improper purpose; such as, to collect insurance. Although arson fires are referred to as incendiary, not all incendiary fires are considered arson, the difference being malicious inten...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  12. arson
    arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. Thus, a tenant could not be convicted of arson for burning the house that he rented from his landlord. Although this ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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21 November 2009

This day in history:
On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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