Plural of arson; multiple instances of the crime of deliberately setting fires to destroy property.
From Old French arson, from Latin ardere 'to burn.' The word evolved from the 12th century to mean intentional, malicious fire-setting.
Arson entered English during medieval times when fire was truly catastrophic in wooden cities—the word reflects genuine terror communities felt about deliberate burning, making it one of the oldest property crimes in law.
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