obligation of silence, n.Definitions

The Obligation of silence (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the duty some feel to say nothing about atrocities by the state they love.