Antonyms for arson
ˈɑr sənar·son

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1. arson, incendiarism, fire-raisingnoun

   malicious burning to destroy property

   "the British term for arson is fire-raising"

   Synonyms:
   incendiarism, fire-raising

How to use arson in a sentence?

1. President Barack Obama on Tuesday:

   There's no excuse for the kind of violence that we saw yesterday. It is counterproductive, when individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they're not protesting. They're not making a statement. They're stealing. When they burn down a building, they're committing arson. And they're destroying and undermining businesses and opportunities in their own communities. That robs jobs and opportunity from people in that area.

2. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann:

   There could have been arson attacks planned against asylum seeker centers or similar places.

3. Ruth Danielsen:

   Then the BLM began secretly gathering ‘stuff’ against the Hammonds accusing them of arson, conspiracy, flying in restricted airspace, etc..

4. Giuseppe Antoci:

   One of the mob’s arson techniques is to tie a petrol-soaked rag to the tail of a cat and set fire to it, as its tail burns, the cat flees in terror into the undergrowth in the woods, setting fire to everything in touches.

5. Judge Schroeder:

   Let the evidence show what the evidence shows -- that any or one of these people were engaged in arson, rioting or looting, then I'm not going to tell the defense they can't call them that.

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