: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
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The identity of the woman who made allegations against Wood has not been disclosed, and court documents redacted her name.—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025 Stines takes a few steps backwards before the video is redacted.—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 The lawsuit said Page responded to the request but redacted certain information regarding non-citizens identified on the county’s voter registration list, including their driver’s license or state ID numbers, social security numbers, language preferences, and signature images.—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 25 June 2025 But Bush and his legal team succeeded, in one respect: Bush’s responses to Lake’s petition, as well as other supporting exhibits and documents pertaining to Bush’s side of the case, remain under seal or heavily redacted.—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for redact
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Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere
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