fire-raising

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

fire-raising
    n 1: malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term
         for arson is fire-raising" [syn: {arson}, {incendiarism},
         {fire-raising}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fire-raising \fire-raising\ n.
   malicious burning to destroy property; arson. [Mostly British
   usage]

   Syn: arson, incendiarism.
        [WordNet 1.5]

[email protected]