nuremberg defense

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Definition von nuremberg defense im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An explanation offered as an intended excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner, claiming that one behaved in that manner because one was ordered by others to do so

It seems like he's wanting to do the Nuremberg defense: ‘I was following orders,’ says Thomas Moran, a Houston attorney and a former military lawyer.

Relevante Übersetzungen

Nuremberg defence

Alternative spelling of Nuremberg defense

Nuremberg defenses

plural form of Nuremberg defense

Silbentrennung

Nu·rem·berg de·fense

Türkische aussprache

nûrımbırg dîfens

Aussprache

/ˈno͝orəmbərg dəˈfens/ /ˈnʊrəmbɜrɡ dɪˈfɛns/

Etymologie

() An allusion to a defense used by former Nazi officials prosecuted during the Nuremberg trials after World War II.