Fire-raising may refer to:
Legal
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Arson
Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property. Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, watercr ...
, a criminal offence in the United States, England and Wales (where it is now a sub-division of the offence of criminal damage) and elsewhere
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Wilful fire raising
Wilful fire-raising is a common law offence under Scots law applicable to deliberately starting fires with intent to cause damage to property.
The offence is not fully equivalent to the offence of arson in England and Wales. The difference is t ...
, a criminal offence under Scots Law not directly equivalent to the English Law offence of arson
Medical
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Pyromania
Pyromania is an impulse-control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires, to relieve some tension or for instant gratification. The term ''pyromania'' comes from the Greek word (''pyr'', 'f ...
, the disorder causing a person to set fires
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Fire making
Fire making, fire lighting or fire craft is the process of artificially starting a fire. It requires completing the fire triangle, usually by heating tinder above its autoignition temperature.
Fire is an essential tool for human survival and ...
, the process of artificially starting a fire
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Firestarter (disambiguation)
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