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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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Indeed, given the incredible freedom of expression we enjoy today, it's tempting to laugh off this latest instance of Comstockery.
Express yourself by Gillespie, Nick / Reason
Comstockery in America: Patterns of censorship and control.
The Library Bill of Rights and intellectual freedom: a selective ... by Schladweiler, Chris / Library Trends
Both of us are opposed to all such ideas as come from the mob, and are polluted by its stupidity: Puritanism, Prohibition, comstockery, evangelical Christianity, tin-pot patriotism, the whole sham of democracy .
My Life as an Author and Editor by Wicker, Tom / Washington Monthly
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