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The process by which the record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed.
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Expungement — In the common law legal system, an expungement proceeding is a type of lawsuit in which the subject of a prior criminal investigation or proceeding seeks that the records of that earlier process be sealed or destroyed, thereby restoring the… … Wikipedia
expungement — expunge ► VERB ▪ obliterate or remove completely. DERIVATIVES expungement noun expunger noun. ORIGIN Latin expungere mark for deletion by means of points , from pungere to prick … English terms dictionary
expungement of records — n. Court ordered destruction of criminal records after a certain period of time or if an accused is not convicted. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
expungement of record — 1 n. The eradication of a criminal conviction from official records after a specified period of time or upon the happening of a specific event. 2 v. the process of removing criminal records from official rolls. Webster s New World Law Dictionary … Law dictionary
expungement of record — Process by which record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed after expiration of time. Some states also provide for expungement of criminal records if arrested person is not convicted (e.g. N.J.S.A. 2C:52 6) or in the event of unlawful… … Black's law dictionary
expungement of record — Process by which record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed after expiration of time. Some states also provide for expungement of criminal records if arrested person is not convicted (e.g. N.J.S.A. 2C:52 6) or in the event of unlawful… … Black's law dictionary
expungement — noun a) the act of expunging or something expunged b) the process by which the record of a criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed … Wiktionary
expungement — expungeˈment noun • • • Main Entry: ↑expunge … Useful english dictionary
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Felony — For other uses, see Felony (disambiguation). Criminal law … Wikipedia
