Prisoner of war censorship refers to the monitoring, reviewing, sometimes withholding, and altering of communication between prisoners of war and the outside world, often by the detaining power’s authorities. The censorship could include letters, emails, or any other forms of communication. This is mainly aimed to prevent the exchange of information that could be damaging or detrimental to the detaining power or compromise their security.
Man-of-war
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A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. oneof large size; a ship of war. Man-of-war bird (Zoöl.), The frigatebird; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering albatross.-- Man-of-war hawk (Zoöl.), the frigate bird.-- Man-of-war's man, a sailor serving in a ship of war.-- Portuguese man-of-war (Zoöl.), any species of the genus Physalia.See Physalia.
Man-of-war meaning & definition 1 of Man-of-war.
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