Censureship
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation. countable, uncountable
"It is true that upon this system the judicial censureship which is exercised by the courts of justice over the legislation cannot extend to all laws indistinctly, in as much as some of them can never give rise to that exact species of contestation which is termed a law-suit; [...]"
- 2 The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship. countable, uncountable
"Great Britain is the only country in Europe where the press does not at present groan under the heavy shackles of prohibitions and censureships."
Example
More examples"It is true that upon this system the judicial censureship which is exercised by the courts of justice over the legislation cannot extend to all laws indistinctly, in as much as some of them can never give rise to that exact species of contestation which is termed a law-suit; [...]"
Etymology
From censure + -ship.
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