noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an arson attack (= intended to destroy a building by burning it )
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Ten classrooms were completely destroyed in the arson attack.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
attack
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Richard Fielding, 21, has admitted an arson attack that killed seven members of the same family.
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The hut at North Park, Darlington, was destroyed in an arson attack last year.
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Who will pay?: Insurance fears after school arson attack .
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Party workers have been rallying around since last Thursday night's arson attack which caused tens of thousands worth of damage.
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Ten classrooms were gutted in the arson attack , and three fire fighters were treated for smoke inhalation.
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It's expected to be some weeks before all the shops damaged in the arson attack can be re-opened.
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Read in studio An airman who helped destroy evidence after a twenty million pound arson attack has been fined fifteen hundred pounds.
charge
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Following an 8-day trial at Bristol Crown Court, the 3 men were cleared of manslaughter and arson charges .
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He was being held on arson charges at Santa Rita Jail.
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He ruled it would be inconsistent to consider the arson charge .
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Harper, Smith and Winter had denied a joint charge of the manslaughter of the girls, and a joint arson charge.
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Pearson, of Tadcaster, admitted three arson charges and asked for eight others to be considered.
■ VERB
commit
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Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson .
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Last month Duriez and Tibbles was found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson .
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In Newcastle-upon-Tyne an eight-year-old is found stealing cars, committing arson and assaulting teachers.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Brooks was arrested for arson in North Carolina.
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Police are treating the fire as a case of arson .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bedford Correctional Facility after serving 10 years for arson , &.
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Fire experts still haven't ruled out arson .
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I was also fairly sure we would find ample evidence of their connections to the increased arson and bombing attacks on clinics.
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Last month Duriez and Tibbles was found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson .
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Read in studio A school fire in Buckinghamshire which has caused fifty thousand pounds damage is being treated as arson .
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The group said that 15 of the arson fires remain unsolved.
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There were riots, arson , and killings.