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expungement

expungement noun: the act of expunging.

Noun

expungement (countable and uncountable, plural expungements)

  1. The act of expunging.
  2. (Canada, US) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed.
    • In a memorandum in support of the expungement motion, Atty. John Ward argues that the retention of his clients' records "is and will be of great harm to them."1979 April 7, David Brill, “BPL Arrests: A Year Later”, in Gay Community News, page 1

Forms of expungement

pluralexpungements

Origin of expungement

From expunge + -ment.

Questions about expungement

What does expungement mean?
Expungement means the act of expunging.
What part of speech is expungement?
Expungement is a noun.
What is the plural of expungement?
The plural of expungement is expungements.

Words near expungement in the dictionary

  1. expunge
  2. expungeable
  3. expunged
  4. expungee
  5. expungees
  6. expungement
  7. expungements
  8. expunger
  9. expungers
  10. expunges
  11. expungeth

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