Josiah
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- 50 miles east of Cincinnati, OH
omerta
(ō-mûr′tə, ō′mĕr-tä′) n .A rule or code that prohibits speaking or divulging information about certain activities, especially the activities of a criminal organization.
also omerta - a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities
[Italian omertà, probably from alteration (influenced by Sicilian omu, man) of Spanish hombredad, manliness, from Spanish hombre, man; see ombre.]
Here is an example I came across today in the New York Times "Given the general omertà about researchers’ criticizing funding initiatives, you probably won’t hear too many objections from the research community about President Obama’s plan for precision medicine."
(ō-mûr′tə, ō′mĕr-tä′) n .A rule or code that prohibits speaking or divulging information about certain activities, especially the activities of a criminal organization.
also omerta - a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities
[Italian omertà, probably from alteration (influenced by Sicilian omu, man) of Spanish hombredad, manliness, from Spanish hombre, man; see ombre.]
Here is an example I came across today in the New York Times "Given the general omertà about researchers’ criticizing funding initiatives, you probably won’t hear too many objections from the research community about President Obama’s plan for precision medicine."
