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Jewish lightning
Noun
offensive
uncountable
usually
Japanese Meaning
（侮辱的な表現）保険金詐欺などの目的で、所有者自身があえて放火を起こし、書類破棄などのために火災を引き起こしたとされる現象
（ plural ）
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(offensive) Supposed cause of a fire which is in fact deliberately lit by the property owner in order to benefit from insurance or similar such as destruction of documents.
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Jewish lightning
The historian noted that the derogatory phrase 'Jewish lightning' was used to falsely accuse some owners of deliberately setting fires to collect insurance.
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The historian noted that the derogatory phrase 'Jewish lightning' was used to falsely accuse some owners of deliberately setting fires to collect insurance.
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