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Arsenals [fr. arzana, darzena, tarzana, It.], dockyards, magazines, and other military stores. It is a felony punishable by death to burn or otherwise destroy a royal arsenal (The (English) Dockyards, etc. Protection Act, 1772), (12 Geo. 3, c. 24); a felony punishable with penal servitude to be guilty of spying thee; and a misdemeanour to disclose official information as to a royal arsenal. ((English) Official Secrets Acts, 1911 and 1920)