wall of silence
Noun
Meaning
the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers
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blue wall of silence
blue wall
conspiracy of silence
code of silence
cover-up
omerta
break the ice
deafening silence
culture of silence
curtain of silence
walls of silence
climate of fear
cloak of invisibility
closed-mouth society
hidden consensus
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the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up