It is also considered arson if one burns one's own property. A frequent motive for arson is insurance fraud, with the fire staged to appear accidental. Other motives for arson include desire to commit vandalism or mischief, for thrill or excitement, for revenge, to conceal other crimes, or as a hate crime.
Initiative. In political science, an initiative is a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote. The initiative may take the form of a direct initiative or an indirect initiative.
Wiktionary (5.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: initiative (Noun). A beginning; a first move. initiative (Noun). A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem. initiative (Noun). The ability to act first or on one's own.