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Befehlsnotstand
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German
Etymology
de :af Befehl -s- Notstand
From de Befehl -s- Notstand.
Pronunciation
de De-Befehlsnotstand.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
de law forcible coercion to obey unlawful orders a legal situation in which someone can be absolved of responsibility for carrying out an illegal act, including a war crime, because they were threatened with great bodily injury or death if they refused
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
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