military censorship

/ˌmɪləˈtɛri ˌsɛnsərˈʃɪp/

Definitions of military censorship

1. noun

   all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces
   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