Definition of REDACTION

redaction

Meanings

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.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

editing

Scrabble Score: 12

redaction is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
redaction is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
redaction is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

redaction is a valid Words With Friends word