Greece wildfires: woman charged with unintentional arson after cigarette allegedly started blaze on Chios
www.theguardian.com
Greek island has been battling several wildfires that broke out at the same time on Sunday and have so far ripped through an estimated 40,000 hectares
  • kbal@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    arson, n. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

    The dictionary confirms my understanding that “unintentional arson” is a contradiction in terms. We must therefore find the defendant not guilty.

    • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.orgEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Obviously just bad translations into your language.

      Also, Greece is not bound to your understanding of anything :)

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Headline’s in English, story’s in English, the phrase is an oxymoron in English.