Arson is a crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to or charring property. Though the act typically involves buildings, the term arson can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, watercraft, or forests. The crime is typically classified as a felony, with instances involving a greater degree of risk to human life or property carrying a stricter penalty. A common motive for arson is to commit insurance fraud.123 In such cases, a person destroys their own property by burning it and then lies about the cause in order to collect against their insurance policy.4
A person who commits arson is referred to as an arsonist, or a serial arsonist if committed several times. Arsonists normally use an accelerant (such as gasoline or kerosene) to ignite, propel and directionalize fires, and the detection and identification of ignitable liquid residues (ILRs) is an important part of fire investigations.5 Pyromania is an impulse control disorder characterized by the pathological setting of fires.6 Most acts of arson are not committed by pyromaniacs.6
A person who commits arson is referred to as an arsonist, or a serial arsonist if committed several times. Arsonists normally use an accelerant (such as gasoline or kerosene) to ignite, propel and directionalize fires, and the detection and identification of ignitable liquid residues (ILRs) is an important part of fire investigations.5 Pyromania is an impulse control disorder characterized by the pathological setting of fires.6 Most acts of arson are not committed by pyromaniacs.6
by quandale pingle April 18, 2022
by Syryn February 25, 2021
To light something on fire or a non-binary who changed their name and thinks their so cool and dresses edgy like they are depressed and acts depressed and acts rude and bad but is nice and kind on the inside but they just act rude and mean because they think it is cool
by you know it's true- August 02, 2021
by Lila suck sass November 11, 2021
1: dude I just set my friends house on fire again I may be a pyromaniac or an arsonist
2: h1! 1m 4r50n(arson but set as those cringe fucking annoying horrible terrible for people with dyslexia typing quirks)
2: h1! 1m 4r50n(arson but set as those cringe fucking annoying horrible terrible for people with dyslexia typing quirks)
by I am in possession of nukes. February 14, 2024
Jeff: "I'll jump over that pillar, do a backflip and land just next to that door."
Then Jeff slips on the pillar, breaks a foot while landing and hits his head on the door frame
Jerry:"Oh man, you really did arson there"
Then Jeff slips on the pillar, breaks a foot while landing and hits his head on the door frame
Jerry:"Oh man, you really did arson there"
by yresh September 26, 2018
arson is epic
by puppy_pudd1n November 13, 2021