arsonist's
Criminal burner's belonging
The possessive form of arsonist—a person who deliberately sets fires to property.
An arsonist's motives vary: financial gain through insurance fraud, revenge, thrill-seeking, or concealing other crimes.
The arsonist's fingerprints were found on the accelerant container.
An arsonist's work often follows recognizable patterns that investigators learn to identify.
Irresistible urge to act
- thrill-seekingPursuing excitement through risk
- pyromaniaCompulsion to start fires
- disorderAbsence of organization
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
fascination · impulse · gratification · revenge · anger · resentment · attention-seeking · profile
Combustion-intensifying substance
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- lighterComparative of not heavy
- matchesPairs that align
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
ignition · timer · fuse · trail · entry point · target · escape route · disguise
Causing or designed for burning
- pyromaniacOne obsessed with flames
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- accompliceCrime's willing helper
motive · intent · charges · conviction · arrest · manhunt · investigation · evidence
compulsion
Irresistible urge to act
- thrill-seekingPursuing excitement through risk
- pyromaniaCompulsion to start fires
- disorderAbsence of organization
obsession · fascination · impulse · gratification · revenge · anger · resentment · attention-seeking · profile · childhood
accelerant
Combustion-intensifying substance
kerosene · ignition · timer · fuse · trail · entry point · target · escape route · disguise · alibi
incendiary
Causing or designed for burning
- pyromaniacOne obsessed with flames
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- suspectBelieve to be likely
accomplice · motive · intent · charges · conviction · arrest · manhunt · investigation · evidence · accelerant
property
Something owned or inherent
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- homeOne's personal residence
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
church · warehouse · forest · insurance · displacement · loss · trauma · community · family · livelihood
arsonist'sfirefighter's
Belonging to blaze responder
fireman's · hero's · rescuer's · savior's · protector's