expurgation
/ˌɛkspərˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
- The act or process of removing offensive or objectionable parts from a text, film, or other work.
- Historians criticized the expurgation of key documents from the archive.
- The publisher's expurgation of the diary removed all references to the author's personal life.
- The expurgation of the novel sparked a debate about censorship in schools.