sealing of records

sealing of records definition - legal

n

The customary closing of criminal records of youthful offenders, mandated in some states by law, so that they can be viewed only by persons obtaining a court order to do so; the same as the first definition with regard to certain other cases. See also expungement of record.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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