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arson

[ahr-suhn] / ˈɑr sən /
NOUN
intentional burning
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The California Constitution defines a large number of offenses where bail can be denied outright, among them rape, burglary and arson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“We’re basically being enslaved by them,” Mr. Rinderknecht said when asked by federal investigators why someone might commit arson in the Palisades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The Montebello Police Department has several detectives and arson investigators working on the case, mentioning “suspicious circumstances” around the fire, according to a news release from the agency.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

According to police, the site is in the process of being sold to a local Somali Muslim organisation, Ashaadibi Education and Cultural Centre, which has condemned the alleged arson attack.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

I could find nothing in the incomplete newspaper records to suggest that he had been murdered, or even that the fire had been arson.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




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