Expungement

ex·punge (

k-sp

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tr.v. ex·punged, ex·pung·ing, ex·pung·es

1. To erase or strike out: "I have corrected some factual slips, expunged some repetitions" (Kenneth Tynan).

2. To eliminate completely; annihilate. See Synonyms at erase.

[Latin expungere : ex-, ex- + pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

ex·punger n.

expunge [ɪkˈspʌndʒ]

vb (tr)

1. to delete or erase; blot out; obliterate

2. to wipe out or destroy

[from Latin expungere to blot out, from pungere to prick]

expunction [ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən] n

expunger n

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Verb

expunge - remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

excise, scratch, strike

delete, cancel - remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

expunge

verb (Formal) erase, remove, destroy, abolish, cancel, get rid of, wipe out, eradicate, excise, delete, extinguish, strike out, obliterate, annihilate, efface, exterminate, annul, raze, blot out, extirpate The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory.

Translations

expunge [ɪksˈpʌndʒ] VT → suprimir

expunge

vt (form) → ausstreichen (from aus); (from records also) → auslöschen (from aus)

expunge [ɪkˈspʌndʒ] vt (frm) → espungere

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A certified copy of the expungement order must also be sent to the Rhode Island Attorney General 's office, and the local police department that pursued the criminal charge.

Child Support in Rhode Island -Soup to Nuts! Establishing, Modifying, ... by David Slepkow / Law community

The series continued with seminars addressing ethical considerations in the representation of individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues and a tutorial on the proper process for expungement of records, particularly with regard to juveniles.

The Florida Bar sections and divisions by Florida Bar Journal

It's also no secret that expungement and sealing are highly effective in improving ex-offenders' chances to find work.

Change starts with us by Loury, Alden K. / The Chicago Reporter

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