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incendiarism
Incendiarism (noun) means (law) The crime of deliberately setting fire to property.
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1
(law) The crime of deliberately setting fire to property.
"Incendiarism is a major fire problem in many cities; Mr. Fairtrace here recommends needed changes in insurance and fire protection methods."
— Public Management (1933)
"In the surrounding black slums incendiarism shoots up in the summer, an index, soem say, of psychopathology. Although the love of flames it's also religious."
— Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift (1976)
2
Words or actions that deliberately stir up trouble or conflict.
"But the charge sheet is not just a recapitulation of instances of imperial incendiarism, such as the Amritsar massacre or the bombings of Iraqi villages."
— Piers Brendon, ‘Beginning the Dissent’ (2012)
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What is the meaning of incendiarism?
"incendiarism" (noun) means (law) The crime of deliberately setting fire to property.
What is another word for incendiarism?
Other words for "incendiarism" include arson.
What are the different meanings of incendiarism?
"incendiarism" has 2 main meanings: 1. (law) The crime of deliberately setting fire to property; 2. Words or actions that deliberately stir up trouble or conflict.
