D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Arson

/(är"s'n; 277)/ · Ar·son · IPA /ˈɑɹsən/
01 n. The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing…
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    The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship.(Law)