redacted

American  

[ri-dak-tid] / rɪˈdæk tɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unredacted adjective

Etymology

Origin of redacted

redact ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The costs of the different options were redacted from the document, which was released through a Freedom of Information request.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

However, the more than 3 million files that were released were heavily redacted, leading the lawmakers who authored the bill, Reps.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

The jury ordered the companies to pay $3 million in compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff, a now-20-year-old woman named Kaley, whose last name was redacted in the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Details of the agreement are marked confidential and redacted in the docket entry.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

She'd seen it in the library book before it was redacted.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Related Words

• adjusted
• amended
• improved
• updated