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Nuremberg defense
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What does Nuremberg defense mean?
Nuremberg defense
noun
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(ethics, international law, idiomatic) An explanation offered as an excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner, claiming that one acted in this way because one was ordered by others (particularly superiors) to do so.
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(US law) explanation offered as a defense to criminal or wrongful behavior
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