arson
The building was destroyed by arsonists.
Last November, arsonists set fire to a new wing of the school.
Authorities are hunting for the arsonists suspected of starting dozens of fires in the region.
Arsonists continue to be the biggest source of forest fires.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Miscellaneous criminals
artifice burglar
bigamist
bioterrorist
black hat
black marketeer
distraction burglar
distraction thief
drug dealer
embezzler
expropriator
launderer
looter
lowlife
man of straw
money launderer
scofflaw
shicer
shoplifter
small-timer
smuggler
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