A justificatory claim that wrongful or illegal actions were committed only because the speaker was following orders from superiors; an appeal to superior orders to avoid personal responsibility, derived from defenses invoked during the post‑World War II Nuremberg trials.
Examples:
EN: The yuppie Nuremberg defense.
ES: La Defensa de Nüremberg del rico.
ID: pertahanan yuppie Nuremberg
EN: That's an interesting spin on the Nuremberg defense.
ID: Ya, itu haluan yang menarik pada pertahanan Nuremberg.