Definitions for: Expurgation

[n] the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

Webster (1913) Definition: Ex`pur*ga"tion, n. [L. expurgatio justification,
excuse: cf. F. expurgation.]
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification
from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
--Milton.

Synonyms: castration

See Also: bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, deletion