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  • adjective Edited or censored.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of redact.

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Examples

  • Do you accept the finding of the Court in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) that the rights of all citizens of the United States include but are not limited to the following, as redacted from the decision of the Court:

    NRA, RNC target Sotomayor over gun rights 2009

  • Because of the secrecy Congress imposed, the details of what the ATF uncovered when inspecting dealers are generally redacted from the thousands of pages disclosed to The Post under the Freedom of Information Act. The lack of transparency has fueled complaints from gun-control groups that the ATF is reluctant to crack down on troubled dealers.

    Virginia gun dealers: Small number supply most guns tied to crimes David S. Fallis 2010

  • Because of the secrecy Congress imposed, the details of what the ATF uncovered when inspecting dealers are generally redacted from the thousands of pages disclosed to The Post under the Freedom of Information Act. The lack of transparency has fueled complaints from gun-control groups that the ATF is reluctant to crack down on troubled dealers.

    Virginia gun dealers: Small number supply most guns tied to crimes David S. Fallis 2010

  • Here in [redacted], we got a little roof leakage at the height of the deluge, but no flooding, thank Crom.

    "I care not if you kneel." sovay 2010

  • Because of the secrecy Congress imposed, the details of what the ATF uncovered when inspecting dealers are generally redacted from the thousands of pages disclosed to The Post under the Freedom of Information Act. The lack of transparency has fueled complaints from gun-control groups that the ATF is reluctant to crack down on troubled dealers.

    Virginia gun dealers: Small number supply most guns tied to crimes David S. Fallis 2010

  • In the experience of this analyst, CIA FOIA requests take anywhere from six to eighteen months to receive a formal ruling of whether the document can be declassified (often in redacted form), or whether it should be exempted on national security grounds.

    Wonk Room » Why Expedite Cheney’s Request For Memos? 2009

  • It was bought by a nice man in [redacted], who three days after he received the phone, e-mailed me to say he'd taken the phone to the T-Mobile near his home to have it activated only to be told that a brand new phone, which was still in the box and had all the accessories in plastic, was broken and couldn't be repaired.

    T-Mobile: We Can't Help You, Sell Your Brand New Defective Phone On eBay - The Consumerist 2008

  • He said that technically there was not a judgement yet, but three debt collections agencies had tried to get this money and so the claim was being filed in [redacted] County (where I reside - looks like they're smart enough now to Google area codes before they get on the phone) on May 30.

    Moreno And Woods: Scammy Debt Collectors Who Lie And Harrass - The Consumerist 2008

  • I, for one, thought he must be mistaken, and asked him to send the phone to me in [redacted] from where he lived in [redacted].

    T-Mobile: We Can't Help You, Sell Your Brand New Defective Phone On eBay - The Consumerist 2008

  • Before leaving, Dmytryk offered up the names (redacted from the file) of two former Party members who might be "in such a frame of mind that they would be willing to talk to the FBI."

    Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

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  • "A copy of the contract with the cemetery filed with the court has been redacted so that costs and details of Thursday's service have been removed."

    --AP

    September 4, 2009

  • What in the blinking hecko is this tag all about??

    September 4, 2009

  • We can't tell you unless you've been cleared.

    September 4, 2009

  • See censorship.

    September 4, 2009

  • What if I just cleared my throat? Is that good enough?

    September 4, 2009

  • We could try it and find out: 'This tag is for ██████████ and sometimes ██████████████ and best of all █████ █████ █████████.'

    September 4, 2009

  • Ahem...

    September 4, 2009

  • Oh, great. Even Wordie is being redacted now.

    September 7, 2009