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expungements

expungements is the plural of expungement.

Meaning of expungement

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

Questions about expungements

What is expungements the plural of?
Expungements is the plural of expungement.

Words near expungements in the dictionary

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

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