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omerta

/əʊˈmɛː.tə/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa el código de silencio, especialmente el practicado por grupos del crimen organizado como la mafia, que implica negarse a cooperar con las autoridades o testificar sobre actividades delictivas.

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noun

C2formalcommon/əʊˈmɛː.tə/

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A noun referring to a code of silence, especially one practiced by organized crime groups such as the Mafia, involving a refusal to cooperate with authorities or give evidence about criminal activities.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el código de silencio, especialmente el practicado por grupos del crimen organizado como la mafia, que implica negarse a cooperar con las autoridades o testificar sobre actividades delictivas.
  1. Code of silence C2 formal

    A strict code of silence and non-cooperation with authorities, historically associated with organized crime groups.

    • The mobster maintained omerta even under intense interrogation.
    • Breaking omerta is considered the ultimate betrayal in certain criminal circles.
    • The principle of omerta prevented witnesses from coming forward.

    🇪🇸Omertà

    Sinónimos: conspiracy of silencewall of silence

    Antónimos: communicationcooperationdisclosureopenness

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