omerta
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9.9
- noun
- /oʊˈmɛr.tə/
:
omertà
- And he feels like he, he violated the code of omerta by writing that book.
- code of omerta
- omerta (code of silence)
And he feels like he, he violated the code of omerta by writing that book.
- And he feels like he, he violated the code of omerta by writing that book.
- No drugs, obviously, Omerta, no talking to the law and no messing around with other people's wives or girlfriends.
- Again, I think that former omerta has been broken and I'm very happy to see that that it is.
Examples
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He needed space for Cav, and he had the opportunity to silence someone who broke the omerta.
Blog text (11) -
As a lieutenant in the French army, he had already been in trouble, fined for speaking too much about politics in the mess room, where omerta on matters of business was the rule.
Academic text (2000) -
There was what I call the TV writer omerta, the code of silence.
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Perhaps in my own small way, I too contributed to the omerta in cycling.
Blog text (13) -
This Vatican official, who earlier this year had bravely and publicly cited the Vatican's "omerta,"
Blog text (10) -
He is still protected by a rigidly imposed omerta (masquerading as samaya) and is still teaching worldwide.
Blog text (8) -
A Mafia don brought up to follow the steel-jacketed code of silence, omerta, is a harebrained blabbermouth next to a resident of Bowman's Ridge who's got something not to say.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the Mafia, breaking omerta can lead to serious consequences for those who cooperate with the authorities.
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The code of omerta prevents gang members from discussing their illegal activities with outsiders.
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Following the strict omerta, no one in the community dared to inform the police about the crime.
Synonyms
3
8.1
An agreement to stay silent to hide something wrong
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7.2
A group's choice to stay silent to protect members from blame
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9.9
A rule not to tell people outside about crimes in a gang
An agreement between people not to speak about something
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Omerta comes from a Southern Italian/Sicilian idea of omu ('man') and originally meant 'manliness' — the belief that a true man does not tell on others. So, omerta today means the Mafia's code of silence: a strict rule to refuse to speak to the police.