Associations to the word «Omerta»

Wiktionary

OMERTÀ, noun. A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement.
OMERTA, noun. Alternative spelling of omertà

Dictionary definition

OMERTA, noun. A code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats