: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
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For example, the government redacted the state where the death occurred in 22% of entries and the facility in 58% of cases.—Gina Barton, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025 The group, which consists of current and former officers at the Seattle Police Department, initially sued the city of Seattle to prohibit Jan. 6 investigative records from being released without their names redacted.—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025 Multiple analyses have found that many of the documents have already been released to the public in some form but were previously redacted.—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025 Gauging where Judge Wilson could go in his decision, Hackman estate lawyer Sommer asked that if a preliminary injunction will not be granted, the material should be redacted before it is released.—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redact
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Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere
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