expunge

UK/ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/US/ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/

verbC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,909 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: expunged, expunging

To expunge is to wipe something off the record entirely. Expunge the conviction.

It means removal rather than correction, so nothing is left showing that anything was there. A conviction that is expunge treated is legally as though it never happened.

Definitions of expunge

1verbexpungeTo wipe something off the record entirely.C2
“The court agreed to expunge the record after five clear years.”

expunge is a removing.

Where it comes from

Latin
expungō
English, today
expunge

Learned borrowing from Latin expungō.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

expunge in the wild

Eventually, Femforce was able to expunge the V-45 from her system and restore Joan's normal personality.
Rad (character)
During the Napoleonic occupation of Lombardy, his monument was removed as part of an effort to expunge any signs of prior Austrian governance.
Karl Joseph von Firmian
A first in the nation, Illinois will also expunge an estimated 700,000 marijuana-related police records and court convictions in a phased approach forecast to be completed by 2025.
Cannabis in Illinois
The juice, composed of water, salt, and fermented cabbage or kale, is falsely claimed to expunge Candida (a yeast) and parasitic worms.
Jilly Juice
A member of the League of Assassins offers to expunge her criminal record if she accompanies them.
Catwoman: Soulstealer

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