(Scotland, criminal law) arson; deliberate setting of fires.
(Scotland, criminal law) arson; deliberate setting of fires.
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British, and particularly Scottish legal and colloquial, term for an arsonist — someone who deliberately sets fire to property. 'Fire-raising' is the formal Scottish legal charge equivalent to arson in English law, and 'fire-raiser' is the person who commits it. The term has a slightly old-fashioned quality in everyday British English but remains current in legal and journalistic contexts, especially in Scotland, and carries the same weight of criminality and danger as 'arsonist.'
(British) An arsonist.
(Scottish) The need-fire.
(intransitive, of a fire) to burst into flames from a seemingly non-burning state.