expunction

(ek spunk′s̸hən, ik-)

noun

an expunging or being expunged

Origin: LL expunctio < L expunctus

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noun

The act of expunging or the condition of being expunged: expunction of the records of the crime.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin expūnctiō, expūnctiōn-, execution

Origin: , from Latin expūnctus

Origin: , past participle of expungere, to strike out; see expunge

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