incendium

noun

in·​cen·​di·​um

ə̇nˈsendēəm

plural incendia

-ēə

Roman law & Roman Dutch law

: a crime corresponding to but of wider scope than arson in the English common law

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Latin, conflagration

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