I told him that I thought he was crazy and got 'the silent treatment' for the rest of the day. [=he refused to talk to me for the rest of the day]
You have the 'right to remain silent'. [=the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested]
Whenever she gets mad at me, she 'gives me the silent treatment'. [=she does not speak to me]
(..) you can't leave the desk like that. Oh, shit. My card should access this. What is it? - Dammit. The silent alarm's been tripped. It's neutralized all the codes in the building. Nothing'll open anywhere now. We have to abort. No. (..)1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day