incendiarism

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act or practice of burning property; arson.

   “Incendiarism is a major fire problem in many cities; Mr. Fairtrace here recommends needed changes in insurance and fire protection methods.”

   “In the surrounding black slums incendiarism shoots up in the summer, an index, soem say, of psychopathology. Although the love of flames it's also religious.”

2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Inflammatory or provocative action; instigation.

   “But the charge sheet is not just a recapitulation of instances of imperial incendiarism, such as the Amritsar massacre or the bombings of Iraqi villages.”