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Houseburning

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002470

The common-law offense of maliciously burning one's own dwelling, treated as a misdemeanor when the house stood close enough to others to endanger them. It was distinct from common-law arson, which required burning another person's dwelling, and many modern arson statutes now cover it by extending liability to the burning of one's own property.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002470
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002470",
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  "definition": "The common-law offense of maliciously burning one's own dwelling, treated as a misdemeanor when the house stood close enough to others to endanger them. It was distinct from common-law arson, which required burning another person's dwelling, and many modern arson statutes now cover it by extending liability to the burning of one's own property.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/houseburning/"
}

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