Comstockery
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
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