incendiarism
English
Etymology
From incendiary + -ism.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɛndɪəɹɪzm/
Noun
incendiarism (countable and uncountable, plural incendiarisms)
- The act or practice of burning property; arson.
- 1933, Public Management (volume 15, page 263)
- Incendiarism is a major fire problem in many cities; Mr. Fairtrace here recommends needed changes in insurance and fire protection methods.
- 1933, Public Management (volume 15, page 263)
- (figuratively) Inflammatory or provocative action; instigation.
- 2012, Piers Brendon, ‘Beginning the Dissent’, Literary Review, vol. 401:
- 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.
- 2012, Piers Brendon, ‘Beginning the Dissent’, Literary Review, vol. 401:
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