arson

     

Arson, in general, is the crime of maliciously, voluntarily, an willfully setting fire to the building, buildings, or other property of another, or of burning one's own property for an improper purpose, as to collect insurance.

Trivia about arson

  • By law it's the malicious burning of another's house, or, in some case, your own
  • Among the crimes the ATF investigates be this one, from the Latin for "to burn"
  • In Wyoming, this crime is fourth degree when property worth less than $200 is purposely burned
  • "The malicious burning of someone else's dwelling house or outhouse" (glad the outhouse is protected, too)
  • Legal term for the burning of a building with malicious or criminal intent
  • Malicious burning to destroy property

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