Definitions for expunge
ɪkˈspʌndʒex·punge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strike, scratch, expunge, exciseverb

   remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

   "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. expungeverb

   To erase or strike out.

2. expungeverb

   To eliminate completely; annihilate.

3. Etymology: From Latin expungere, present active infinitive of expungo, from ex + pungo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To EXPUNGEverb

   Etymology: expungo, Latin.

   1. To blot out; to rub out.

   The difference of the denarius and drachm having been done in the manuscript, it was needless to expunge it. Arbuthn.

   Neither do they remember the many alterations, additions, and expungings made by great authors in those treatises which they prepare for the publick. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To efface; to annihilate.

   Wilt thou not to a broken heart dispense
   Thy balm of mercy, and expunge th’ offence? George Sandys.

   Deduct what is but vanity, or dress,
   Or learning’s luxury, or idleness,
   Or tricks to shew the stretch of human brain
   Mere curious pleasure, or ingenious pain;
   Expunge the whole, or lop th’ excrescent parts
   Of all, our vices have created arts:
   Then see how little the remaining sum,
   Which serv’d the past, and must the times to come! Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. expunge

   In the common law legal system, an expungement proceeding is a type of lawsuit in which a first time offender of a prior criminal conviction seeks that the records of that earlier process be sealed or destroyed, making the records nonexistent or unavailable to the general public. If successful, the records are said to be "expunged". Black's Law Dictionary defines "expungement of record" as the "Process by which record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed from the state or Federal repository." While expungement deals with an underlying criminal record, it is a civil action in which the subject is the petitioner or plaintiff asking a court to declare that the records be expunged. A very real distinction exists between an expungement and a pardon. When an expungement is granted, the person whose record is expunged may, for most purposes, treat the event as if it never occurred. A pardon (also called "executive clemency") does not "erase" the event; rather, it constitutes forgiveness. In the United States, an expungement can be granted only by a judge, while a pardon can be granted only by the President of the United States for federal offenses, and the state governor, certain other state executive officers, or the State Board of Pardons and Paroles (varies from state to state) for state offenses. Each jurisdiction whose law allows expungement has its own definitions of expungement proceedings. Generally, expungement is the process to "remove from general review" the records pertaining to a case. In many jurisdictions, however, the records may not completely "disappear" and may still be available to law enforcement, to sentencing judges on subsequent offenses, and to corrections facilities to which the individual may be sentenced on subsequent convictions.

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1. expunge

   Expunge generally refers to the act of erasing or removing something completely, particularly in a legal context where it refers to the process of sealing or eliminating records of a criminal conviction from public view. This action could also apply to eliminate or delete any record, information or memory regarded as undesirable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expungeverb

   to blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences

2. Expungeverb

   to strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expugne an offense

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expunge

   eks-punj′, v.t. to wipe out: to efface.—n. Expunc′tion. [L. expungĕre, to prick out, erase—ex, out, pungĕre, to prick.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of expunge in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of expunge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of expunge in a Sentence

1. Marcel Proust:

   There is no one, no matter how wise he is, who has not in his youth said things or done things that are so unpleasant to recall in later life that he would expunge them entirely from his memory if that were possible.

2. Ted Cruz:

   I understand the passions that this debate evokes on both sides, both those who see a history of racial oppression and a history of slavery, which is the original sin of our nation, and we fought a bloody civil war to expunge that sin.

3. Kamala Harris:

   Times have changed — marijuana should not be a crime, we need to start regulating marijuana, and expunge marijuana convictions from the records of millions of Americans so they can get on with their lives.

4. Victoria Castro:

   We need to go back and expunge the records of people who were imprisoned because of using marijuana. And this is important, this part is important, in part, because there are a lot of people, and folks in this audience probably know some of them who have served jail time, right, and disproportionately it's impacted communities of color and poor neighborhoods of people who have been imprisoned because of marijuana use. So it's not enough just to say we want to legalize it. We actually want to go back and expunge these records.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   We may only forget and truly let go, if we expunge some memories.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=expunge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Expunge
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=expunge
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expunge
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expunge
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=expunge
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=expunge