Nuremberg

[noor-uhm-burg, nyoor-]

noun

1. a city in central Bavaria, in SE Germany: site of international trials (1945–46) of Nazis accused of war crimes.

Nuremberg

/ ˈnjʊərəmˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. German name: Nürnberg. a city in S Germany, in N Bavaria: scene of annual Nazi rallies (1933–38), the anti-Semitic Nuremberg decrees (1935), and the trials of Nazi leaders for their war crimes (1945–46); important metalworking and electrical industries. Pop: 493 553 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Most German towns and cities have a Christmas market, with Dresden, Nuremberg and Cologne among the most famous.

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Both the Nuremberg shorthand and Mr. Deluzio’s claim miss the mark: There is no general, affirmative legal duty to disobey an unlawful order.

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The duty to disobey manifestly illegal orders is a cornerstone of international law, with foundations in Nazi atrocities-related post-World War II trials like Nuremberg.

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He would later portray himself as a conscience-stricken and unwilling participant in Hitler’s crimes, and his gamble on the sympathy of the judges at Nuremberg paid off.

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Those trials led to the Nuremberg Code of ethics for human medical experimentation.

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