Omerta
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of omertà. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"Patriarca [Raymond Patriarca Jr.] pleaded guilty in December 1991 to racketeering and conspiracy charges, but he refused to admit he was a member of the Mafia, clinging to his vow of "omerta" to the secret organization."
- 2 a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities wordnet
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More examples"Patriarca [Raymond Patriarca Jr.] pleaded guilty in December 1991 to racketeering and conspiracy charges, but he refused to admit he was a member of the Mafia, clinging to his vow of "omerta" to the secret organization."