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Nuremberg defense noun

  /ˈn(j)ʊɹəmˌbɚɡ dɪˈfɛns/ , /ˈnjʊəɹəmbəːɡ dɪˈfɛns/
  • (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.
 les ordres sont les ordres
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