The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Expurgation \Ex`pur*ga"tion\, n. [L. expurgatio justification, excuse: cf. F. expurgation.] The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous. --Milton. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
expurgation n 1: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work [syn: expurgation, castration]