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Comstockery definition

Com·stock·ery (käm′stäk′ər ē, kum′-)

noun

ruthless suppression of plays, books, etc. alleged to be offensive or dangerous to public morals

Etymology: after A. Comstock (1844-1915), U.S. self-appointed censor: prob. coined by George Bernard Shaw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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