fire-raising
Criminal flame-setting
Fire-raising is the Scottish and British legal term for arson—the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
The term appears in formal and legal contexts: He was charged with fire-raising after the warehouse blaze.
In everyday speech, arson is more common outside Scotland.
One who illegally ignites
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
- igniteStart burning something
- torchHandheld burning light source
firebomb · matchstick · lighter · flammable · firetrap · conflagration · inferno · blaze
Serious criminal offense
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
sentencing · defendant · testimony · verdict · trial · courtroom · attorney · jail
Severe widespread destruction
- ruinationState of complete destruction
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
razing · gutted · charred · ashes · demolition · damage · property loss · condemned
Irresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- firesettingDeliberately starting blazes
- impulseSudden urge to act
disorder · pathological · recurrent · tension · gratification · thrill · urge · behavioral
arsonist
One who illegally ignites
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
- igniteStart burning something
torch · firebomb · matchstick · lighter · flammable · firetrap · conflagration · inferno · blaze · combustion
felony
Serious criminal offense
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
culpability · sentencing · defendant · testimony · verdict · trial · courtroom · attorney · jail · bail
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
- ruinationState of complete destruction
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- rubbleBroken building fragments
incineration · razing · gutted · charred · ashes · demolition · damage · property loss · condemned · ruins
compulsion
Irresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- firesettingDeliberately starting blazes
impulse · disorder · pathological · recurrent · tension · gratification · thrill · urge · behavioral · psychiatric
fire-raisingspontaneous combustion
Catching fire independently
electrical fire · wildfire · lightning strike · act of God · accident
fire-raisingfirefighting
Combating and quelling flames
fire suppression · fire prevention · fire control · dousing · quenching
fire-raisingfire prevention
Stopping combustion before ignition
property protection · fire safety · salvage · conservation · safeguarding