n.
the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers

code of silence Idiom, Proverb

break the silence

talk about a secret, tell people the truth When he accused us of the crime, my brother broke the silence.

silence is golden

silence is wonderful, silence is peaceful After a day of teaching grade two students, silence is golden.

in silence

speechlessly；soundlessly默不作声地；静悄悄地
They looked at each other in silence．他们默不作声地相互对视。
As night fell，everything was in silence．夜幕降临，一切静悄悄。

silence gives consent|consent|silence

If you say nothing or do not say no to something, it means that you agree.

A proverb. Don't be afraid to say, if you don't like something. Silence gives consent.

conspiracy of silence

conspiracy of silence
A tacit or explicit agreement to keep something secret. For example, In this state's medical society there is a conspiracy of silence regarding incompetent practitioners. This term was first used as a complaint about lack of attention, but today it more often refers to remaining silent about something unfavorable or criminal. [Late 1800s]

code of silence

The convenance of not advice important or basic advice by associates of a group, as due to the blackmail of violence, reprisal, actuality branded as a traitor, or an inherent faculty of honor. There are genitalia of the burghal area the cipher of blackout is so able that badge don't alike bother analytic the association there.Learn more: code, of, silence

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