redacted

[ ri-dak-tid ]

/ rɪˈdæk tɪd /

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adjective

(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.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of redact.

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Origin of redacted

redact + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM redacted

un·re·dac·ted, adjective

Words nearby redacted

recuse, recycle, recycling, red, redact, redacted, redaction, red admiral, red alder, red alert, red alga

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|ProPublica
It’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 Post
The 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|ProPublica
The 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 Diego

One 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|DAILY BEAST
The security sections of the applications have been redacted online.
Weed Cops Blaze New Trail|Valerie Vande Panne|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
In addition, Koh argued for turning over the un-redacted, classified version of the opinion to Congress.
Obama’s Drone Debacle|Daniel Klaidman|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Some of the latter were significantly abbreviated/redacted by the translator.
History of Embalming|J. N. Gannal
Their 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