expungements
Legal record removals
Expungements are official erasures of records, typically criminal records ordered sealed or destroyed by a court.
After an expungement, the record legally ceases to exist, allowing someone to truthfully deny the underlying arrest or conviction on job applications: She helped clients file for expungements of old misdemeanor charges.
The process varies by jurisdiction.
Removal of content
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- effacementAct of erasing completely
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- wipingRubbing to clean
excision · removal · elimination · striking · redaction · cancellation · nullification · voiding
Official release from punishment
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- dismissalRemoval from position
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- vacateLeave a place empty
exoneration · clemency · amnesty · quash · absolution · discharge · overturn · rescind
Obscuring sensitive text
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
- bowdlerizationSanitizing offensive literary content
- expurgationRemoval of offensive content
blacklisting · silencing · banning · prohibition · restriction · gatekeeping · taboo · omission
Removing dirt or toxins
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- lustrationCleansing rite or vetting
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
redemption · renewal · detoxification · decontamination · sanctification · exorcism · atonement · clearing
deletion
Removal of content
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- effacementAct of erasing completely
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
wiping · excision · removal · elimination · striking · redaction · cancellation · nullification · voiding · scrubbing
pardon
Official release from punishment
vacate · exoneration · clemency · amnesty · quash · absolution · discharge · overturn · rescind · revocation
redaction
Obscuring sensitive text
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
- bowdlerizationSanitizing offensive literary content
expurgation · blacklisting · silencing · banning · prohibition · restriction · gatekeeping · taboo · omission · concealment
cleansing
Removing dirt or toxins
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- lustrationCleansing rite or vetting
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
absolution · redemption · renewal · detoxification · decontamination · sanctification · exorcism · atonement · clearing · unburdening
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
expungementspreservations
Acts of keeping safe
retentions · recordings · documentations · filings · registrations
expungementsdisclosures
Acts of revealing information
publications · revelations · exposures · unsealing · releases
expungementsconvictions
Strongly held beliefs
indictments · charges · sentences · prosecutions · condemnations
- record expungementLegal removal of convictions