INCENDIARISM (

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• LAT

Lat. incendere, to set on

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• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire,

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• BURN, RICHARD (1709-1785)

burn)  , in law, the wilful or malicious burning of the house or property of another, and punishable as arson (q.v.) . It may be noted that in North Carolina it is provided in case of fires that there is to be a preliminary investigation by local authorities: all towns and cities have to make an annual inspection of buildings and a quarterly inspection within fire limits and report to the state insurance commissioner; all expenses so incurred are met by a tax of on the gross receipts of the insurance companies (L . 1903, ch . 719) .