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Rareredacted
The correct spelling is redacted.
How to pronounce redacted
verb
Say it like: Red-act-ed
The correct spelling is redacted. To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder. For example: "The military will redact the document before releasing it, blacking out sections that are classified."
Usage Examples
“The military will redact the document before releasing it, blacking out sections that are classified.”
“The government released the redacted document, so most of it was blacked out as secret.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while releasing the remainder.
- 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.
- 5.To bring together in one unit; to combine or bring together into one.
adjective
- 1.Edited or censored.
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