expunge

Example Sentences

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Whatever memories exist are actively trying to be expunged.

From Los Angeles Times

California law doesn’t allow the companies that do background checks to show such information; nor can they reveal expunged convictions, sealed records or convictions whose sentences were completed more than seven years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Additionally, the city will expunge from their records any claim that they violated department rules by communicating with the news media.

From Washington Times

In an email Monday, Sentayhu said the case was “not only dropped ... the charge is getting expunged as well.”

From Washington Post

Mark Francois, who heads the European Research Group of Eurosceptic Tory MPs, earlier said EU law needed to be "expunged" from Northern Ireland, bringing it in line with England, Scotland and Wales.

From BBC