: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebOther states require police to redact the names of victims to protect their privacy, but the Massachusetts law goes much further.BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Trease did concede that the two parties should work together to redact some of the officers’ personal information from the records before they are released. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 Kostura said some of the rules concerning body cameras have changed, allowing police departments to redact certain items related to incidents.cleveland, 14 July 2022 The decision was briefly kept under seal to give both companies the opportunity to redact any trade secrets. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022 Politico provided the draft opinion in PDF form, taking care to redact any metadata that might lead back to a source... Brian Stelter, CNN, 3 May 2022 Bullock’s complete findings won’t be publicly available for several weeks, to give both sides a chance to redact confidential information. Susan Decker, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2021 Late Tuesday afternoon, court officials posted a document indicating Judge Daniel Kiley would allow attorneys to redact Social Security numbers, birthdays and signatures but would not seal case records. Maria Polletta, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2020 Franklin County was supposed to redact any personal information but failed to do so, according to Borges and his lawyers. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere