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The Collaborative International Dictionary
bowdlerisation

bowdlerisation \bowdlerisation\ n. the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent.

Syn: bowdlerization, expurgation.

Wiktionary
bowdlerisation

alt. The action or instance of bowdlerise; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent. n. The action or instance of bowdlerise; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.

WordNet
bowdlerisation
  1. n. written material that has been bowdlerized [syn: bowdlerization]

  2. the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent [syn: bowdlerization]