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omerta::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | code, codification |
Examples of omerta
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They are bound to secrecy by a code of omerta that evidently frustrated the OFT.
From the economist.com
The infamous Mafia code of omerta, or silence, has been taking a beating lately.
From the time.com
I didn't know about the law of omerta until the things got under way.
From the guardian.co.uk
Right now, there's an omerta, a code of silence, among the professional racers about doping.
From the ideas.time.com
The FA needs a player to break rank, ignoring the usual rules of omerta, for anything to happen.
From the telegraph.co.uk
In the eyes of his former FSB colleagues he had broken the agency's omerta, or code of silence.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's a rich story of justice vying against a system of omerta so deeply ingrained it has become genetic.
From the boston.com
Whatever the players think about the Ferdinand situation, the usual rules of omerta will be observed.
From the independent.co.uk
The majority of those involved subscribe to a strict code of omerta that any Mafia don would be proud of.
From the independent.co.uk
- A code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities
- Omertu00E0 /ou028Au02C8mu025Bu0259rtu0259/ (Italian pronunciation:u00A0) is a code of honor that places importance on silence, non-cooperation with authorities, and non-interference in the illegal actions of others. It originated and remains common in Southern Italy, where banditry and the Mafia-type criminal organizations (like the Camorra, Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Sacra Corona Unita) are strong...
- Omerta were an indie rock band from Manchester, England.
- Omerta (Paul "Paulie" Provenzano) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. He is featured in the Eve of Destruction story arc in Uncanny X-Men.
- Omertu00E0 is a novel by Mario Puzo, published posthumously in 2000. It was first published by Ballantine Books. Omertu00E0 follows the story of Don Aprile's adopted "nephew" Astorre Viola. This is the final book in Puzo's mafia trilogy. The first two were The Godfather and The Last Don.
- Ashes of the Wake is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God, released in 2004. The album debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200, selling 35,000 copies in its first-week and was rated by Guitar World as the 49th greatest Guitar Album of all Time. ...
- Omerta is a browser-based text MMORPG and has been running since 2003. In this game the player is a gangster in the 1930s. Players rank up by stealing cars, committing crimes, breaking people out of prison and dealing alcohol and narcotics.
- A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement
- The code of silence and one of the premier vows taken when being sworn into the Family. Violation is punishable by death.
