noun · neutral
arson
UK/ˈɑːsən/US/ˈɑːrsən/AR·son
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the crime of deliberately setting fire to property
Examples
“Investigators suspect arson in the hotel fire.”
“He was convicted of arson and given a ten-year sentence.”
“The arsonist targeted empty warehouses.”
Band 8 sentence
“After careful forensic analysis, the team concluded the blaze was a case of deliberate arson rather than an electrical fault.”
Collocations
- commit arson
- suspected arson
- arson attack
Word family
arson nounarsonist nounset fire to phrasal verb
Common mistakes
He did arson last night.→He committed arson last night.
They were charged by arson.→They were charged with arson.
Say it for a higher band
5burning→6set fire→7+arson
Synonyms
set fire to
Easily confused
arsonist
“The police arrested the suspected arsonist last night.”
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