arsons

Crimes of flames

Arsons is the plural of arson, referring to multiple instances of deliberately setting fire to property.

The plural typically appears in legal or news contexts discussing a series of fires: Police linked the three arsons to a single suspect.

Each incident constitutes a separate crime.

criminal

fires

Discharges from employment

investigations · suspects · perpetrators · motives · insurance fraud · serial · accelerants · evidence · arrests · prosecutors

wildfire

brush

Bristled cleaning tool

drought · wind-driven · evacuations · containment · firefighters · destruction · seasons · investigations · public lands · damages

insurance

fraud

Intentional criminal trickery

investigators · adjusters · suspicious · staged · financial · overinsured · bankruptcy · debt · motive · beneficiaries

protest

riots

Violent public disturbances

destruction · political · targets · symbolic · vandalism · movements · uprising · anger · rebellion · confrontation

urban

buildings

Constructed enclosed structures

slums · tenements · displacement · gentrification · landlords · property · blight · redevelopment · housing · blocks

Opposites
intentionality of fire

arsonswildfires

Uncontrolled outdoor blazes

lightning strikes · electrical fires · spontaneous combustion · accidents

destruction vs. preservation

arsonsfirefighting

Combating and quelling flames

fire suppression · fire prevention · salvage operations · fire safety · fireproofing

criminal vs. constructive action

arsonsconstructions

Things that are built

buildings · developments · restorations · renovations · rebuildings

Phrases
Family

arson, arsonist, arsonists

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