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Comstockery

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Noun

1. comstockery

censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Comstockery

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noun
US
immoderate censorship on grounds of immorality

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Comstockery

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noun
[often c-]
ruthless suppression of plays, books, etc. alleged to be offensive or dangerous to public morals

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Comstockery

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n.
Censorship, especially in the arts, on the basis of perceived immorality or obscenity.

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