Definitions for jewish lightning
jew·ish light·ning

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1. Jewish lightningnoun

   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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1. jewish lightning

   Insurance fraud is any act committed to defraud an insurance process. It occurs when a claimant attempts to obtain some benefit or advantage they are not entitled to, or when an insurer knowingly denies some benefit that is due. According to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, the most common schemes include premium diversion, fee churning, asset diversion, and workers compensation fraud. Perpetrators in the schemes can be insurance company employees or claimants. False insurance claims are insurance claims filed with the fraudulent intention towards an insurance provider. Insurance fraud has existed since the beginning of insurance as a commercial enterprise. Fraudulent claims account for a significant portion of all claims received by insurers, and cost billions of dollars annually. Types of insurance fraud are diverse and occur in all areas of insurance. Insurance crimes also range in severity, from slightly exaggerating claims to deliberately causing accidents or damage. Fraudulent activities affect the lives of innocent people, both directly through accidental or intentional injury or damage, and indirectly by the crimes leading to higher insurance premiums. Insurance fraud poses a significant problem, and governments and other organizations try to deter such activity. An epigram by the Roman poet Martial provides a clear evidence the phenomenon of insurance fraud was already known in the Roman Empire during the First Century AD: "Tongilianus, you paid two hundred for your house; An accident too common in this city destroyed it. You collected ten times more. Doesn't it seem, I pray, That you set fire to your own house, Tongilianus?" Book III, No. 52

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1. jewish lightningadjective

   An antisemitic term for burning down a structure to collect insurance money. The idea that such a practice is somehow more related to Jewish owners of buildings than owners representing other backgrounds is non-factual and rooted in bigoted ignorance. The phrase should not be used.

   
   

   Submitted by jonk.92940 on January 30, 2024  

How to pronounce jewish lightning?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Australian

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   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jewish lightning in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jewish lightning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jewish_Lightning
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Lightning