code of silence



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code of silence

The practice of not disclosing important or vital information by members of a group, as due to the threat of violence, reprisal, being branded as a traitor, or an inherent sense of honor. There are parts of the city where the code of silence is so strong that police don't even bother questioning the residents there.
See also: code, of, silence

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kalynakah-LI-nahUkrainian (Rare)
Aage-Danish, Norwegian
Efrat-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
ClevelandKLEEV-ləndEnglish
P&Aelig;Ga-Anglo-Saxon
Philo-Ancient Greek (Latinized)