Nuremberg defense

短语

发音

UK /ˈnjʊəɹəmbəːɡ dɪˈfɛns/
AU
US /ˈn(j)ʊɹəmˌbɚɡ dɪˈfɛns/

词形变化

Nuremberg defenses 复数 Nuremberg defenses

别名

Nuremberg defence

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    美国 习语 哲学
  2. 2.

    An explanation offered as a defense to criminal or wrongful behavior, claiming that one is justified in not obeying a governmental order or a domestic law because the order or law is itself unlawful.

    美国 法律 引申义

词源

An allusion to a defense used by former Nazi officials prosecuted during the Nuremberg trials after World War II. The trials were held in Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany.

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