WALL OF SILENCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers
   Synonym(s)
   • blue wall (what does blue wall mean?)
   • blue wall of silence (what does blue wall of silence mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up
   Hypernyms(s) wall of silence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cover-up (what does cover-up mean?)