redaction

Plural: redactions

Noun

• putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
• the act of putting something in writing
• An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
• The change or changes made while editing.
• The process of editing or censoring.

Examples

• 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]
• The government supplied only the redaction to the reporters; the original was kept secret.

Synonyms

editing

Related Words

recension, redact, redactor