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military censorship

/ˌmɪləˈtɛri ˌsɛnsərˈʃɪp/
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Definitions of military censorship
  1. noun
    all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces
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    types:
    civil censorship
    military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces
    field press censorship
    security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces
    prisoner of war censorship
    military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces
    armed forces censorship
    military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces
    primary censorship
    armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit
    secondary censorship
    armed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorship
    type of:
    censoring, censorship, security review
    counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
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