expunging
Definition
- Noun:
- The act of deleting or erasing completely: "Expunging" refers to the formal or official action of removing something entirely, often from a record, document, or memory, so that it is as if it never existed.
Usage
"Expunging" is a formal noun used to describe a thorough, deliberate, and often legal or official process of removal. It implies a final and complete erasure.
Examples
- Noun:
- The expunging of the criminal record allowed him to apply for the job.
- The committee recommended the expunging of the inaccurate data from the official report.
Advanced Usage
- "Act of expunging": A phrase that emphasizes the process or deed of complete removal.
- The act of expunging those memories was more difficult than she anticipated.
Variants and Related Words
- Expunge (verb): To erase or remove completely.
- The judge ordered to expunge the conviction.
- Expunction (noun): A synonym for "expunging," meaning the act of expunging.
- He sought expunction of the arrest from his file.
Synonyms
- Erasure: The act of erasing or removing.
- Deletion: The act of deleting or striking out.
- Obliteration: The action of destroying something utterly.
Related Phrases
- Expunging of a record: The specific legal process of having a criminal or other official record sealed or destroyed.
- Her lawyer filed a motion for the expunging of her juvenile record.
Noun
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deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
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