expunging

Thân thiện

The librarian is expunging outdated records from the archive.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• expunction
• erasure