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Meaning of redact

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

redact

Pronunciation:/ɹɪˈdækt//ɹɪˈdækt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder.

    Example: The military will redact the document before releasing it, blacking out sections that are classified.

  2. To black out legally protected sections of text in a document provided to opposing counsel, typically as part of the discovery process.

  3. To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit.

  4. To draw up or frame a decree, statement, etc.