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noun (-, sg=Jewish lightning)
- 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.
- 1996, The insurance companies, many of which were Jewish, referred to "" when unfortunate fires burned down warehouses in the East End. — w:John le Carré, John le Carré, interviewed at salon.com http://www.salon.com/weekly/lecarre961021.html
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