English Dictionary

Jewish lightning

名詞

攻撃的 不可算名詞 通常

(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.

日本語の意味

（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

The historian noted that the derogatory phrase 'Jewish lightning' was used to falsely accuse some owners of deliberately setting fires to collect insurance.

その歴史家は、保険金を得るために所有者が行った放火を指す侮辱的な表現が、一部の所有者を故意に火を放ったと誤って非難するために使われたと指摘した。

意味（1）

(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.

The insurance companies, many of which were Jewish, referred to Jewish lightning when unfortunate fires burned down warehouses in the East End.

Jewish lightnings （ plural ）