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Comstockery

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Com·stock·er·y  (kmstk-r, km-)
n.
Censorship of literature and other forms of expression and communication because of perceived immorality or obscenity.
[After Anthony Comstock.]
comstockery [ˈkʌmˌstɒkərɪ ˈkɒm-]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US immoderate censorship on grounds of immorality
[coined by G. B. Shaw (1905) after Anthony Comstock (1844-1915), US moral crusader, who founded the Society for the Suppression of Vice]
comstockery
the act or policy of censorship or expurgation on moral grounds, after Anthony Comstock (1844-1915), campaigner against vice.
See also: Obscenity
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Noun1.Comstockery - censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality
censoring, censorship - deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
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