Noun (verb form: Arsassination), also called an arsonurderer, A person who commits premeditated
murder by means of
arson. Usually
done by setting fire to a building that the victim is known to still be inside of. Sometimes they may set up some form of barricade to prevent their
target from getting out.
Occasionally a spouse or family member will attempt this form of crime in an attempt to collect on both a life-insurance policy and a fire-insurance policy at the same time.
This term, and it'
s synonym, were coined by the character of Shawn Spencer on the television show "Psych", while attempting to find a term for this type of criminal.