redacted

adjective

re·​dact·​ed ri-ˈdak-təd How to pronounce redacted (audio)
: edited especially in order to obscure or remove sensitive information
a highly redacted copy of the file
The Pentagon declined to make the … report public, and only when pressed with Freedom of Information Act demands did it disclose parts of the report, some 1,700 pages of documents so heavily redacted as to be nearly incomprehensible.Scott Horton

Examples of redacted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the motion, lawyers for the state request to file a redacted version of their response and to file an unredacted version under seal, meaning some of the contents of the depositions should be inaccessible to the public. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 19 July 2024 The email, which is heavily redacted, came to light as part of the Justice Department’s antitrust investigation into Google and was first reported by Business Insider. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 May 2024 Authorities released a redacted probable cause affidavit in November 2022. Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024 State prosecutors questioned whether Spertus was allowed to file them publicly based on his knowledge of the nine redacted names. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for redacted 

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Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redacted was in 1967

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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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