censura

Definitions of censura
  1. noun
    deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
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    supresión
    the act of deleting something written or printed
  2. noun
    counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
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    censura militar
    all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces
    censura nacional
    censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions
    censura civil
    military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces
    censura de prisioneros de guerra
    military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces
    censura de las fuerzas armadas
    military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces
    type of:
    contrainteligencia
    intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
  3. noun
    (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
    synonyms: reprobación, vituperio
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    desaprobación
    the act of disapproving or condemning
  4. noun
    severe criticism
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    crítica, reproche
    disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
  5. noun
    a mild rebuke or criticism
    synonyms: reproche, vituperio
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    autocensura, autoreproche
    the act of blaming yourself
    acusación, culpa
    a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
    type of:
    apóstrofe, corrección, reconvención, reprensión, reprobación, salmorejo
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
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