fire-raising

8.5

Setting fire on purpose to buildings or things to damage them

noun
/ˈfaɪəˌreɪzɪŋ/

NSFW

: incendio intencionado

He was charged with fire-raising after the warehouse burned down.

Examples

The authorities launched an investigation into the suspicious fire-raising at the historic building.
Fire-raising is considered a serious offence under Scottish law.
The police are investigating a case of fire-raising in the neighborhood.
He was arrested for fire-raising after the warehouse burned down.
Fire-raising is considered a serious offence under Scottish law.
The police are investigating a case of fire-raising in the neighborhood.
He was charged with fire-raising after the warehouse burned down.

Synonyms

arson

vsfire-raising

109 5.1

Setting fire to a building or other property on purpose

is the chiefly British word stressing malicious intent rather than legal label

incendiarism

vsfire-raising

NSFW

1 9.9

The act of setting fire to buildings or things on purpose to cause damage

is chiefly British and highlights malicious intent rather than damage focus

Antonyms

firefighting

9 2.7

The job of putting out fires and stopping them from spreading

Surface Forms

fire-raising singular

fire-raisings plural

Morphology

fire-raising = fire + raising (transparent) = fire + raising + ing

The meaning is directly derived from the components 'fire' + 'raising' (the act of causing a fire), which is clear to learners.

Etymology

Fire-raising joins fire and raising, where 'raising' here means 'making' or 'starting' a fire. So fire-raising means deliberately 'setting fire to' property, in other words arson, and the term is used especially in British and Scottish law.