expunging

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Expunging a conviction is to be done in “extreme circumstances,” and Judge Gleeson found those circumstances here after reviewing the probation department’s almost 1,000-page file.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2015

Expunging the public record means the case will be kept sealed at the courthouse, unavailable except in special circumstances.

From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2015

Expunging oil from your publicity photos does not clean the beach or tell you how badly damaged was the ecosystem; science does that.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2010

Expunging from registry A false or unjustifiable entry of copyright may be expunged from the registry by court order, as was done in the English case Re Share Certificate Book in 1908.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers

The following reminiscence will further illustrate Mr. Adams' habits of industry and endurance at a later day, as well as show his views in regard to the famous "Expunging Resolution."

From Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States by Seward, William Henry