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arson

🇬🇧 UK/'ɑ:sәn/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

The crime of deliberately setting fire to property.

纵火罪，放火

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
arsroot
+
onsuffix
=arson

Common Collocations

  • 1.commit arson纵火
  • 2.arson charge纵火指控

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The fire was ruled arson by investigators.

  • 2.

    The fire was ruled arson after investigators found evidence of accelerant.

  • 3.

    He was convicted of arson and sentenced to ten years in prison.

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