Even then, the data might not contain entries for defendants who had their records expunged, which would happen for those who successfully complete pretrial intervention, a program for first-time offenders.
What Happens to New Jersey Officers Charged With Official Misconduct? We Gathered the Cases to Find Out.|by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press|September 23, 2020|ProPublica
The city attorney’s office has also said it wouldn’t fight anyone’s efforts to have the charge expunged from their record.
5 Big Questions About How SDPD Used the Seditious Language Law and What’s Next|Sara Libby|September 21, 2020|Voice of San Diego
“Our office would not stand in the way of anyone’s effort to have this charge expunged from their record,” Nemchik wrote.
Those Ticketed for Seditious Language Say Their Only Crime Was Talking Back|Kate Nucci|September 9, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Even if a person goes free, his or her personal data remains listed among criminal records unless special steps are taken to expunge it.
The Bias in the Machine - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Sidney Perkowitz|August 19, 2020|Nautilus
King: We must expunge from our society the myths and half-truths that engender such groundless fears as these.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.|Alex Haley|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He would do well to expunge every double-breasted suit from his wardrobe.
Herman Cain's Power Suit|Robin Givhan|November 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If the purge was intended simply to expunge the opposition, then Papen should have been the first to go.
A Witness to Hitler's Rise|Zachary Shore|May 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If you think Scott will dislike it, say so, and I will expunge.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV|Thomas Moore
We wish we could expunge them, with a host of similar ones, not only from our record, but from the works of the author himself.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66 No.406, August 1849|Various
Indeed, he proposes to expunge the term from the English language, and to substitute that which is applied to his own party.
Punch, Volume 101, Jubilee Issue, July 18, 1891|Various
Expunge the redundant preposition, and be assured, gentle reader, the sentence will still be found "an elegant sufficiency."
Conversation|Andrew P. Peabody
On February 25 a motion was proposed and carried to expunge the entry of the vote of thanks.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
British Dictionary definitions for expunge
expunge
/ (ɪkˈspʌndʒ) /
verb(tr)
to delete or erase; blot out; obliterate
to wipe out or destroy
Derived forms of expunge
expunction (ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən), nounexpunger, noun
Word Origin for expunge
C17: from Latin expungere to blot out, from pungere to prick