Word: repressiveness
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...begged, "Do stop it, do stop it, Bonaparte." Josephine's maid, Mlle. Avrillon, recalled, "We could estimate the degree of his good humor by how much he hurt us. One day when he was obviously better pleased than usual, he pinched my cheek so hard I could not repress a scream...
...long, shameful list of "crimes" against the state invented by totalitarian rulers to repress their subjects, Red China has added another: spirit-crime...
...hours Rome police did, but with tact befitting a nation anxious to remain the world's No. 1 tourist attraction. A "strict and precise" directive to police noted that under Article One of the Concordat between Italy and the Vatican state, "police are obliged to prevent and repress any abuse against morality. Those found in succinct clothing will be gently invited to leave and to dress themselves with greater decorum. In cases of resistance, they will be identified, reported to their respective embassies and prosecuted...
...planet men of every color and background are awakening to the immeasurable worth of a free way of life. They are coming to know that through education and enterprise this free way of life can be possible for all. They are revolted by the brutal use of force to repress freedom under totalitarian dictatorships...
...rebellion "troubles" in 1921, a horde of citizens, ostensibly thumbing their beads, conspire to rescue a Condemned young revolutionary from his British jailers. Wearing saucy high heels under their false habits, two fake nuns thoroughly enjoy their patriotic lark at the death cell, wink, exchange secret smiles and repress girlish giggles while a fine broth of a boy barely escapes the noose...