nuremberg defense

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Definition of nuremberg defense in English English dictionary: 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.
Nuremberg defence: Alternative spelling of Nuremberg defense
Nuremberg defenses: plural form of Nuremberg defense

nuremberg defense

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Nu·rem·berg de·fense

nûrımbırg dîfens

/ˈno͝orəmbərg dəˈfens/ /ˈnʊrəmbɜrɡ dɪˈfɛns/

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

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