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German
Etymology
From Befehl + -s- + Notstand.
Pronunciation
Noun
Befehlsnotstand m (strong, genitive Befehlsnotstandes or Befehlsnotstands, plural Befehlsnotstände)
- (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
Declension of Befehlsnotstand
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