redaction
Americannoun
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the editing of text so as to hide or remove confidential or sensitive information.
Transcripts of the hearing will be available online once the redaction is completed.
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the text or information that has been removed or hidden.
Most of the redactions pertain to the privacy interests of the parties, including Social Security numbers, telephone numbers, and home addresses.
Other Word Forms
- redactional adjective
Etymology
Origin of redaction
First recorded in 1610–20; from French rédaction, equivalent to Latin redāct(us) + -iō -ion ( def. ); redact ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The Justice Department is reviewing its records and working on redactions after Congress overwhelmingly passed a law mandating the agency to release documents tied to Epstein.
The other audit, which also contained redactions, accuses a lower-level employee of steering vouchers to people unqualified to receive them.
From Washington Post
“I almost want to vomit when I hear the word ‘redaction.’”
From Washington Post
He ordered prosecutors to notify him by April 7 of when they expected to present him with all of the proposed substitutions and redactions of evidence that the government is generating.
From New York Times
“We’re not asking this court to craft some redaction statute or to interpret state statute,” he said.
From Seattle Times
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