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blue walls of silence

blue walls of silence is the plural of blue wall of silence.

Meaning of blue wall of silence

Noun

blue wall of silence (plural blue walls of silence)

  1. (idiomatic) Strict secretiveness maintained by the members of a police force with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable police actions.
    • We've all heard of the Blue Wall of Silence, the code under which cops stay mum about rogue cops who poison the barrel.1985 June 25, Sydney H. Schanberg, “New York: The Concrete Wall of Silence”, in New York Times, retrieved 12 Aug 2012

Questions about blue walls of silence

What is blue walls of silence the plural of?
Blue walls of silence is the plural of blue wall of silence.

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