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expunction

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ex⋅punc⋅tion

  [ik-spuhngk-shuhn]
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–noun
the act of expunging; erasure.
Origin:
1600–10; < LL expūnctiōn- (s. of expūnctiō) a blotting out, equiv. to L expūnct(us) blotted out (ptp. of expungere to expunge ) + -iōn- -ion
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ex·punc·tion   (ĭk-spŭngk'shən, -spŭng'shən)   
n.  The act of expunging or the condition of being expunged: expunction of the records of the crime.

[Late Latin expūnctiō, expūnctiōn-, execution, from Latin expūnctus, past participle of expungere, to strike out; see expunge.]
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Main Entry: ex·punc·tion
Pronunciation: ik-'sp&[ng]k-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act of expunging : the state of being expunged
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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