expurgation

countable uncountable

The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.

Japanese Meaning

検閲（不適当な部分を取り除く行為） / 除去・浄化（不純物や不適切な要素を排除すること）

The editor's expurgation of the controversial chapters sparked a debate about censorship and artistic integrity.

編集者による問題のある章の削除は、検閲と芸術的誠実さをめぐる議論を呼び起こした。

Sense（1）

The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.

expurgations

（ plural ）