Meaning of incendiarism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act or practice of burning property; arson.
   countable, uncountable
2. Inflammatory or provocative action; instigation.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Examples

“Incendiarism is a major fire problem in many cities; Mr. Fairtrace here recommends needed changes in insurance and fire protection methods.”

“In the surrounding black slums incendiarism shoots up in the summer, an index, soem say⟳, of psychopathology. Although the love⟳ of flames it's also religious.”

“But the charge sheet is not just a recapitulation of instances of imperial incendiarism, such as the Amritsar massacre or the bombings of Iraqi villages.”

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