Befehl ist Befehl

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Dutch[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Befehl ist Befehl (“an order is an order”). Used as a defence during the Nuremberg trials (see Nuremberg defense).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈfeːl ist bəˈfeːl/

Phrase[edit]

Befehl ist Befehl

  1. orders are orders (Used wrily when someone attempts to justify questionable actions by referring to rules, laws or orders from higher up.)

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “order is order”.

Used as a defence during the Nuremberg trials (see Nuremberg defense).

Phrase[edit]

Befehl ist Befehl

  1. orders are orders (Used wrily when someone attempts to justify questionable actions by referring to rules, laws or orders from higher up.)

Descendants[edit]

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