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Comstockery

Com·stock·er·y [ kóm stòkəree, kúm stòkəree ]


noun 
Definition:
 
excessive censorship: the removal of, or strong opposition to, anything that could be seen as immoral or obscene in literary, artistic, or broadcast material

[Early 20th century. After Anthony Comstock (1844-1915), U.S. reformer]
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