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blue wall of si·lence
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Princeton's WordNet
blue wall of silence, blue wall, wall of silence(noun)
the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers
"the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up"
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Blue wall of silence
The blue wall of silence, also blue code and blue shield, are terms used in the United States to denote the idea of an unwritten rule that exists among police officers not to report on a colleague's errors, misconducts, or crimes. If questioned about an incident of misconduct involving another officer, while following the code, the officer being questioned would claim ignorance of another officer's wrongdoing.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blue wall of silence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blue wall of silence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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