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  • noun The setting of fires; arson.

Etymologies

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fire +‎ setting

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Examples

  • Enuresis, firesetting and cruelty to animals: A triad predictive of adult crime.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • Will the youth violence typical of these nights, particularly property damage and life-threatening behavior in the form of intentional firesetting, escalate as the Stimulus bill FAILS?

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  • Will the youth violence typical of these nights, particularly property damage and life-threatening behavior in the form of intentional firesetting, escalate as the presidential candidates debate?

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