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OMERTA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- omertà
1, record 1, English, omert%C3%A0
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- omerta 2, record 1, English, omerta
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refusal to give evidence by those concerned in the activities of the Mafia. 3, record 1, English, - omert%C3%A0
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dialectal form of Italian "umiltà" humility, with reference to the Mafia code which enjoins submission of the group to the leader as well as silence of all Mafia concerns. 3, record 1, English, - omert%C3%A0
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
omerta: Law of silence. Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 4, record 1, English, - omert%C3%A0
Record 1, Key term(s)
- law of silence
- code of silence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- omertà
1, record 1, French, omert%C3%A0
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- omerta 2, record 1, French, omerta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En Italie, notamment en Sicile, dans les milieux soumis à la mafia, loi du silence; refus de répondre à toute personne étrangère à une mafia, par crainte de représailles. 3, record 1, French, - omert%C3%A0
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sa spécialité [en parlant de la petite ville de Trapani, en Sicile], le transit initial des fonds mafieux vers d'autres banques, basé sur la confiance et l'«omertà» (la loi du silence) n'a rien à envier au chop-shop des organisations asiatiques, si l'on en croit un rapport du Fopac (Interpol) datant de 1991 sur «L'activité bancaire souterraine». 4, record 1, French, - omert%C3%A0
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
omerta : Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 5, record 1, French, - omert%C3%A0
Record 1, Key term(s)
- loi du silence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criminología
- Problemas sociales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- omertá
1, record 1, Spanish, omert%C3%A1
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Código de honor siciliano que prohíbe informar sobre los delitos considerados asuntos que incumben a las personas implicadas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - omert%C3%A1
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