redacted

[ri-dak-tid]

adjective

1. (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.

2. (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.

3. edited or compiled, as from multiple sources.

   This text is believed to be a redacted and bowdlerized edition of the Babylonian Talmud.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of redact.

Other Word Forms

• unredacted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of redacted¹

redact ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

A month later, the governor’s office released 1,374 pages of records, the vast majority of which were completely redacted.

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Several records in the case are under seal and many filings are heavily redacted.

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It included flight logs from Epstein's plane and a redacted version of his contacts book containing the names of famous people he knew.

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She also said that the internal report, which triggered the moderator's resignation, should be published - even if it is partially redacted.

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The pressure to publish a redacted version of its internal report is growing by the day, as are calls for a fully independent investigation, potentially even a public inquiry.

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