Definitions
Editing text for publication or censoring sensitive parts.
Word origin
From French rédaction or its etymon New Latin redactiō (“redaction”), from Latin redigō (“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”), from red- (“back”) + agō (“to put in motion, to drive”). By surface analysis, redact + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“The government supplied only the redaction to the reporters; the original was kept secret.”
“The content of this codex is a redaction of information from various earlier works. [≈ edited selection]”
“The Expense Claims made by Members of Parliament must be subject to redaction before publication under the Freedom of Information Act. [≈ censoring]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Censor's edit”9 letters
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