ARSON


Meaning of ARSON in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an arson attack (= intended to destroy a building by burning it )

Ten classrooms were completely destroyed in the arson attack.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

attack

Richard Fielding, 21, has admitted an arson attack that killed seven members of the same family.

The hut at North Park, Darlington, was destroyed in an arson attack last year.

Who will pay?: Insurance fears after school arson attack .

Party workers have been rallying around since last Thursday night's arson attack which caused tens of thousands worth of damage.

Ten classrooms were gutted in the arson attack , and three fire fighters were treated for smoke inhalation.

It's expected to be some weeks before all the shops damaged in the arson attack can be re-opened.

Read in studio An airman who helped destroy evidence after a twenty million pound arson attack has been fined fifteen hundred pounds.

charge

Following an 8-day trial at Bristol Crown Court, the 3 men were cleared of manslaughter and arson charges .

He was being held on arson charges at Santa Rita Jail.

He ruled it would be inconsistent to consider the arson charge .

Harper, Smith and Winter had denied a joint charge of the manslaughter of the girls, and a joint arson charge.

Pearson, of Tadcaster, admitted three arson charges and asked for eight others to be considered.

■ VERB

commit

Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson .

Last month Duriez and Tibbles was found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson .

In Newcastle-upon-Tyne an eight-year-old is found stealing cars, committing arson and assaulting teachers.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Brooks was arrested for arson in North Carolina.

Police are treating the fire as a case of arson .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Bedford Correctional Facility after serving 10 years for arson , &.

Fire experts still haven't ruled out arson .

I was also fairly sure we would find ample evidence of their connections to the increased arson and bombing attacks on clinics.

Last month Duriez and Tibbles was found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson .

Read in studio A school fire in Buckinghamshire which has caused fifty thousand pounds damage is being treated as arson .

The group said that 15 of the arson fires remain unsolved.

There were riots, arson , and killings.

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