Expungement

Expungement Legal Definition

A court order allowing the destruction or sealing of records of minors or adults, after the passage of a specified period of time or when the person reaches a specified age and has not committed another offense.

Meaning of Expungement in the U.S. Legal System

Definition of Expungement published by the National Association for Court Management: Official and formal erasure of a record or partial contents of a record.

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See Also

• sealing of record