English

Noun
en-noun|-|sg=Jewish lightning

1. 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 "Jewish lightning" when unfortunate fires burned down warehouses in the East End. — w:John le Carré|John le Carré, interviewed at salon.com ¹

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