expunction

UK
/ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən/
US
/ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən/

Translations

expunctionnoun
expunctions
pl
UK
/ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən/
US
/ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən/
effacementDroit : effacement d’une condamnation ou d’une mention du casier judiciaire.
After years of good behavior, he applied for the expunction of his criminal record.
Après des années de bonne conduite, il a demandé l’effacement de son casier judiciaire.
Additional translations
suppressionEmploi général : suppression ou élimination d’un passage, d’un texte ou d’un enregistrement.

Definitions

expunctionnoun
The legal process of removing a conviction from a person's criminal record.
After years of good behavior, he applied for the expunction of his criminal record.
The act of erasing, deleting, or striking out something, especially text or recorded material.
The editor insisted on the expunction of several sentences from the manuscript.