ARSON

(Lat. ardeo, I burn.) At Common Law, signifies the maliciously and voluntarily burning the house of another. This offence is now defined and regulated in its various degrees by the stat. 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 30. The subjects of arson are defined in two sections of this statute; the first, relating to buildings of evorjdescrip  [s. 103]