1. The act or process of removing objectionable, obscene, or offensive material from a text, book, or other work.
Usage: Usually plural or used as a mass noun; Formal; often used in literary or editorial contexts
2. Material that has been removed or deleted from a text during the process of expurgation.
Usage: Archaic or specialized usage

Examples

• The expurgations made to the classic novel removed many passages considered inappropriate for young readers.
• Literary scholars debated whether the expurgations were necessary or if they altered the author's original intent.
• The publisher's expurgations of profanity made the book suitable for school libraries.
• Modern editions often restore passages that earlier expurgations had removed.
• The expurgations in the Victorian edition would be unthinkable by today's publishing standards.