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10 Language-to-English DictionariesExpungement
/ɪkˈspʌndʒmənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The removal or erasure of a criminal conviction or legal record from public inspection and state databases.
"He applied for the expungement of his minor offense so he could secure a new job."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'expungere', meaning 'to mark out by points' or 'to blot out, erase', from 'ex-' (out) + 'pungere' (to prick, pierce).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Expungement" is said worldwide
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effacement
Transliteration: effacement
"La demande d'effacement de son casier judiciaire a été acceptée."
Löschung
Transliteration: Loeschung
"Die Löschung des Strafregisters kann nach einer bestimmten Frist beantragt werden."
cancellazione
Transliteration: cancellazione
"Ha ottenuto la cancellazione dei suoi precedenti penali."
cancelación de antecedentes
Transliteration: cancelacion de antecedentes
"El juez aprobó la cancelación de antecedentes para el joven infractor."
anulação de registros
Transliteration: anulacao de registros
"O advogado entrou com um pedido de anulação de registros criminais."
रिकॉर्ड का विलोपन
Transliteration: record ka vilopan
"अदालत ने उनके आपराधिक रिकॉर्ड के विलोपन का आदेश दिया।"
案底消除
Transliteration: andǐ xiāochú
"符合条件后，他申请了案底消除。"
전과 기록 말소
Transliteration: jeon-gwa gi-rok mal-so
"그는 변호사의 도움을 받아 전과 기록 말소 신청을 했다."
前科抹消
Transliteration: zenka masshō
"彼は弁護士を通じて前科抹消の手続きを行った。"
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