expungement

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noun

The act of expunging.

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Meanings

nounexpungement (countable and uncountable, plural expungements)

plural expungements

  1. countableuncountableThe act of expunging.
  2. CanadaUScountableuncountableThe 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

Origin

From expunge + -ment.

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APA

expungement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expungement

MLA

“expungement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expungement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expungement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expungement.

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