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Meaning of expungement | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The act of expunging.
  2. The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed.

Examples

“In a memorandum in support of the expungement motion, Atty. John Ward argues that the retention of his clients' records "is and will be of great harm to them."”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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