blue wall of silence

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   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”

   Synonymsblue wallwall of silence

   Broadercover-up

Questions about blue wall of silence

What does blue wall of silence mean?

blue wall of silence means "the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers".

What is another word for blue wall of silence?

Close synonyms include blue wall, wall of silence. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.