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expungement

Noun

Meaning

The act of expunging.

(US, Canada) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Arizonans for Health and Public Safety’s website says the expungement requirements in Proposition 207 would mean people convicted of marijuana possession would be allowed to purchase guns, even though federal law prohibits this. Source: Internet

He's forging partnerships with area law schools, both as a means of establishing a pipeline of young lawyers and to collaborate on an expungement unit, and next month he will launch a task force on women's economic security. Source: Internet

An expungement measure has since been enacted separately, and lawmakers now are taking a different tack on legalization: They to put it on the ballot. Source: Internet

Forty states have a criminal record expungement program, including North Carolina and Arkansas, according to the Georgia Justice Project. Source: Internet

Harrington’s goals with VIOLA Cares is to give back to the community by providing job-placement support, record expungement, and living assistance. Source: Internet

If we don't have support there, it's my intention to use the provisions of the expungement section," she said, theorizing an election that approved both her and Prop 207. "It's really essential that we get this right." Source: Internet

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