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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 officersplay

  Familiarity information: BLUE WALL OF SILENCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLUE WALL OF SILENCE (noun)


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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