redacted
(of a document) with confidential or sensitive information removed or hidden: If a court decision contains protected information, it may not be released immediately due to the need to prepare a redacted version.
(of text, images, or information) removed, obscured, or hidden from view:Under this ruling, state agencies must provide an explanation for not disclosing redacted information.
edited or compiled, as from multiple sources:This text is believed to be a redacted and bowdlerized edition of the Babylonian Talmud.
the simple past tense and past participle of redact.
Origin of redacted
1Other words from redacted
- un·re·dac·ted, adjective
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How to use redacted in a sentence
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, which covers the central east coast including Cape Canaveral, redacted the name of a deputy who fired her gun at a drunken driver who tried to flee.
How Cops Who Use Force and Even Kill Can Hide Their Names From the Public | by Kenny Jacoby, USA Today and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica | October 29, 2020 | ProPublicaIt’s impossible to tell what that means without the context of the redacted elements.
Trumpworld’s latest effort to undermine the Russia probe may be even less substantive than prior attempts | Philip Bump | October 7, 2020 | Washington PostThe amounts of coal involved were redacted from the copy of the settlement agreement that was made publicly available by the court.
This Billionaire Governor’s Companies Have Now Reached $140 Million in Lawsuit Settlements and Judgments Over Unpaid Bills | by Ken Ward Jr. and Alex Mierjeski | September 24, 2020 | ProPublicaThe auditor has argued that her findings have been suppressed and that agency leaders have “manipulated” her report, by excessively redacting portions of it.
Morning Report: The School Sports Conundrum | Voice of San Diego | September 18, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoOne of the redacted sections described an allegation of harassment of staff, and a cross-allegation of harassment by management against staffers for the auditor.
Politics Report: Alleged Footnote 15 | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | September 5, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
I guess I put [one of his legends; spoiler redacted] to rest.
Life After Deaths: Sean Bean on 'Game of Thrones' Paternity and 'Legends' | Jason Lynch | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe security sections of the applications have been redacted online.
Another applicant “affirmed that his infant son died … as a result of child abuse,” reads one heavily redacted example.
On Polygraph Tests, Would-Be Border Patrol Agents Confess to Crimes | Andrew Becker | April 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn addition, Koh argued for turning over the un-redacted, classified version of the opinion to Congress.
Note: Names of individual officers allegedly targeted by Dorner have been redacted.
Rogue L.A. Cop’s Facebook Manifesto: ‘You Will Now Live the Life of Prey’ | The Daily Beast | February 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSome of the latter were significantly abbreviated/redacted by the translator.
History of Embalming | J. N. GannalTheir present report they redacted to the effect, "All correct as it stood," without once mentioning Heucking.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XXI. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
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