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o·mer·tà [or] o·mer·ta
 omertà [or] omerta
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- pronunciation:
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mer
ta
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mer
t
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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(Italian) a code of silence that prevents adherents from giving to authorities information concerning activities of a criminal organization.
Only one gang member broke omerta to save his own skin. |
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