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    WALL OF SILENCE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    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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