expungement

== English == === Etymology === From expunge +‎ -ment. === Noun === expungement (countable and uncountable, plural expungements) The act of expunging. (US, Canada) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed. ==== See also ==== ex-con pardoning acquital commutation conviction amnesty innocence guilt no contest non compos mentis