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Noun: blue wall
  1. The secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers
    "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up"; "the blue wall of silence cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up"
    - blue wall of silence, wall of silence

Derived forms: blue walls

Type of: cover-up

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