Arson
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
Arson, at common law, is the act of unlawfully and maliciously burning the house of another man.
4 Steph. Comm. 99; 2 Russ. Crimes, 896; Steph. Crim. Dig. 298.
Arson, by the common law, is the willful and malicious burning of the house of another. The word “house,” as here understood, includes not merely the dwelling-house, but all outhouses which are parcel thereof.
20 Conn. 244.
Arson is the malicious and willful burning of the house or outhouse of another.
Code Ga. 1882, § 4375.
Arson is the willful and malicious burning of a building with intent to destroy it.
Pen. Cade Cal. § 447,