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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

The sheriff’s arson and explosives unit retrieved two abandoned grenades from the garage of a Santa Monica apartment complex on July 17.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Prosecution documents say that during an interrogation in late January 2025, investigators asked him why someone might commit arson in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer was meeting leaders from the Shomrim security group and Hatzola, a Jewish medical charity, whose ambulances were set on fire in an arson attack last month.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

We filed a case in Pennsylvania to help Trina Garnett, the girl who had been convicted for arson.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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