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Answer for the clue "Criminal code ", 6 letters:
omerta
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n. A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Omertà is a code of behaviour usually associated with Italian Mafias. Omerta may also refer to: Omertà (album) , a 2012 album by Adrenaline Mob "Omertà", a song by Lamb of God from Ashes of the Wake Omerta (band) , an English indie rock band Omertà (comics) ...
Usage examples of omerta.
A Mafia don brought up to follow the steel-jacketed code of silence, omerta, is a harebrained blabbermouth next to a resident of Bowman's Ridge who's got something not to say.
Angelo Carmine looked to omerta, the Sicilian code of silence, to protect him.
Their cachet was that once upon a time they didn't talk, omertà they used to call it, the Law of Silence.