English Explanatory Dictionary

expungement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of expunging.
  2. The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed.

Word forms

expungement expungements

Etymology

From expunge + -ment.

Related words

ex-con pardoning acquital commutation conviction amnesty innocence guilt no contest non compos mentis
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