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Definition of Arsonists

1. arsonist [n] - See also: arsonist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arsonists

Literary usage of Arsonists

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hud Rebuilding and Loan Guaranty Program: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by Lauch Faircloth (1997)
"Thank you for your essential contributions to this successful effort to rebuild our Nation's places of worship, prevent arson, and prosecute arsonists. ..."

2. Report of the Minnesota Attorney General's Arson Task Force by Patricia Moen (1998)
"Juvenile arsonists Of particular concern is the link between children and fire. ... More detailed information about juvenile arsonists is presented in ..."

3. Fire Safety Education Resource Directory edited by Barry Leonard (1998)
"The authors, W. Wooden and ML Berkey, have gathered material from questionnaires and interviews with police, firefighters, parents, and young arsonists. ..."

4. Broken People: Caste Violence Against India's "Untouchables" by Smita Narula (1999)
"... shots in the air and upon realizing that the warning shots had no effect on the crowd, he "ordered his rifle section to aim and fire at arsonists and ..."

5. Germany for Germans: Xenophobia and Racist Violence in Germany by Maryellen Fullerton (1995)
"61 55 Matthew Beard, "Synagogue in Germany Attacked by arsonists," The Times, March 26, 1994. 56 Anna Tomforde, "Germans Deplore Synagogue Attack," The ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Early in the morning of 24 April, arsonists set three fires in the buildings ... Whatever the objectives of the arsonists, the fire unquestionably disturbed ..."

7. Leon Abbett's New Jersey: The Emergence of the Modern Governor by Richard A. Hogarty (2001)
"But the arsonists did not succeed. It only hardened the Irish resolve. The church burners were unable to drive them out of the city. ..."

8. Leon Abbett's New Jersey: The Emergence of the Modern Governor by Richard A. Hogarty (2001)
"But the arsonists did not succeed. It only hardened the Irish resolve. ... Black churches, which hid fugitive slaves, also were the targets of arsonists. ..."

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