Noun: redaction ri'dak-shun
- The act of putting something in writing
"The lawyer's redaction of the contract terms clarified the agreement"
- (literature) putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
"The manuscript required extensive redaction before publication";
- editing
Derived forms: redactions
Type of: authorship, composition, penning, piece of writing, writing, written material
Encyclopedia: Redaction