Nuremberg

American  

[noor-uhm-burg, nyoor-] / ˈnʊər əmˌbɜrg, ˈnjʊər- /

noun

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

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Nuremberg British  

/ 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)

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Nuremberg

But that was without a doubt one of the most traumatic experiences of my career: As I wrote at the time, it hit 7.5 on the Nuremberg scale.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

The court is the heir to the Nuremberg tribunals that tried Nazis after World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Yet the Nuremberg Tribunal is now generally seen as a remarkably fair execution of justice given the unprecedented circumstances, and a foundation for international criminal law.

From Salon ● May 18, 2026

Germany’s consumer-climate index, published Monday by research group the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions and GfK, fell to minus 33.3 in its forecast for May, from minus 28.1 for April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

And though the American Medical Association had issued rules protecting laboratory animals in 1910, no such rules existed for humans until Nuremberg.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot