One of the following is not considered an element of the common law crime of arson:

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The common law crime of arson does not specify that the building must be commercial, so A is not considered an element of the crime. The other choices are all elements of common law arson: maliciousness refers to the intent to start the fire or cause damage, burning obviously refers to setting something on fire, willfulness refers to the deliberate nature of the act, and "of another" refers to setting fire to property that belongs to another person.

One of the Following Is Not Considered an Element of the Common