ARSON
What does "ARSON" mean?
The crime of deliberately setting fire to property.
Meanings
- The intentional and unlawful burning of buildings or property. Investigators ruled the warehouse blaze an act of arson.
Did you know?
- Under old English common law, 'arson' meant only the malicious burning of someone else's inhabited home - torching your own house didn't legally count.
Word origin
From Anglo-French 'arson' from Late Latin 'arsionem' ('a burning'), from Latin 'ardere' ('to burn') - the same root as 'ardor' and 'arid'.
Remember it
ARSON shares its burning root with ARDOR and ARID - all trace back to Latin 'ardere', 'to burn'. Hot AR- words.
A little poem
One match against a sleeping wall,
and what took years to raise will fall-
the quickest hand undoes us all.
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What it teaches
It takes patience to build and only a spark to end it; guard most fiercely what burns fastest.
Quick facts
What does ARSON mean?
The crime of deliberately setting fire to property.
Is ARSON a valid word?
Yes — ARSON is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ARSON?
ARSON has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ARSON come from?
From Anglo-French 'arson' from Late Latin 'arsionem' ('a burning'), from Latin 'ardere' ('to burn') - the same root as 'ardor' and 'arid'.
What can ARSON teach us?
It takes patience to build and only a spark to end it; guard most fiercely what burns fastest.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.