Arson
arson
This is a crime called arson.
No. Malicious intent is not a crime - it is an aspect of a crime. By itself, it is not a crime.
Malicious misdemeanor is a lower than felony class crime. One of the elements of the crime must include that the offender perpetrated the crime "with malice"
Burning the flag is disrespectful, but not a crime.
Malicious Damage is a crime on the Law Books in many countries. Crimes of Passion may be part of written Law in some countries but not in all countries
Willful= means to do it and the person has no defense to prove otherwise (i.e abnormality of mind or insanity or accident) Unlawful= the willful act is in breach (breaks) a law Source: I studied crim at uni
Burning down a building (or pretty much any answer that includes damaging property I would assume)
In the United States malicious mischief is defined by each State within the USA. This is a crime in each State and the definitions of malicious mischief can vary to a degree among the States. As such however, generally speaking malicious mischief is not a felony crime but its called a misdemeanor. Most States recognize that this crime usually means intentionally destroying or damaging personal of governmental property.
Arson is a crime that has to do with burning of houses or properties
One synonym for crime is "criminal" ... so computer crime might mean malicious acts with or within a computer.
No
That depends, if the process of burning a church down was hate motivated, then it qualifies as a hate crime.