"expungement" meaning in All languages combined

See expungement on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: expungements [plural]
Etymology: expunge + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|expunge|ment}} expunge + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} expungement (countable and uncountable, plural expungements)
  1. The act of expunging. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-expungement-en-noun-MTmLF2MR
  2. (US, Canada) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed. Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-expungement-en-noun-l6maHpGV Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ex-con, pardoning, acquital, commutation, conviction, amnesty, innocence, guilt, no contest, non compos mentis

Inflected forms

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