omerta

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von omerta im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Mafyanın veya bir suç örgütünün suskunluk yasası

sessizlik yemini

Türkisch - Türkisch

Definition von omerta im Türkisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Mafyada suskunluk yasası

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von omerta im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Alternative spelling of omertà

a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities

Relevante Übersetzungen

omertà

A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement

There was a time that high-profile killings such as the 1968 assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. brought passionate cries for limitations on handguns. A bipartisan omerta now smothers the issue.

omertà

{i} code of secrecy (especially one taken by fellow members of criminal organization, i.e. mafia, etc.)

Etymologie

[ o-'mer-tä ] () From Italian.