redacted
adjective
re·dact·ed
ri-ˈdak-təd 
: 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.—
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Authorities released a redacted probable cause affidavit in November 2022.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2024
In 2018, Tennessee provided a redacted version of its execution protocol to journalists.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday before Circuit Judge Alberto Milian, but that was rescheduled to Tuesday morning because the prosecution did not provide all redacted discovery to the defense.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The judge overruled the hearsay objection and allowed the redacted email to be introduced.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2024
In 2018, Tennessee provided a redacted version of its execution protocol to journalists.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday before Circuit Judge Alberto Milian, but that was rescheduled to Tuesday morning because the prosecution did not provide all redacted discovery to the defense.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The judge overruled the hearsay objection and allowed the redacted email to be introduced.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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