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expungement

process by which a record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed
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expungement

Summary

expungement ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (345 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • expungement is a type of annulment[2].
  • expungement is part of civil law[3].
  • expungement comprises destruction[4].
  • expungement comprises record sealing[5].
  • expungement's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Expungement[6].
  • expungement's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
  • expungement's has contributing factor is recorded as exoneration[8].
  • expungement's different from is recorded as pardon[9].
  • expungement's different from is recorded as exoneration[10].
  • expungement's class of object is recorded as criminal record[11].

Body

Definition and Type

expungement is a type of annulment[2].

Use and Application

Components include destruction[4] and record sealing[5]. expungement is part of civil law[3].

Why It Matters

expungement ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (345 views/month).[1] expungement has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] expungement is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → civil law
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia
    Has contributing factor → exoneration
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533523205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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