Nuremberg defense

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

Noun

 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.

Translations

 * Dutch: bevel is bevel
 * German: Befehl ist Befehl, Handeln auf Befehl
 * Central Franconian (Ripuarian): Beveelsnutstand
 * Hebrew: פקודה בלתי חוקית בעליל
 * Russian: исполнение приказа или распоряжения
 * Spanish: defensa Núremberg
 * Swedish: