WALL OF SILENCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers

Example:

the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up

Synonyms:

blue wall; blue wall of silence; wall of silence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("wall of silence" is a kind of...):

cover-up (concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public)

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