Friday, May 3, 2013

Word of the Day redaction




Word of the Day










  • redaction
  • audio pronunciation
  • \rih-DAK-shun\
  • DEFINITION
noun
1
a : an act or instance of preparing something for publicationb : an act or instance of obscuring or removing something from a document prior to publication or release
2
: edition, version
  • EXAMPLES
The editor defended the redaction of the victims' names from the news article by explaining that their families had yet to be notified of their deaths.

"The government might have to make the findings and evidence public, with the fewest redactions needed to protect sources." — From an article by Peter H. Schuck in the Los Angeles Times, February 17, 2013

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