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BLUE WALL OF SILENCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blue wall of silence mean?
• BLUE WALL OF SILENCE (noun)
The noun BLUE WALL OF SILENCE has 1 sense:
1. the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers
Familiarity information: BLUE WALL OF SILENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
blue wall; blue wall of silence; wall of silence
Context example:
the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up
Hypernyms ("blue wall of silence" is a kind of...):
cover-up (concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public)
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