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/ik spungk"sheuhn/, n.the act of expunging; erasure.[1600-10; < LL expunction- (s. of expunctio) a blotting out, equiv. to L expunct(us) blotted out (ptp. of expungere to EXPUNGE) + -ion- -ION]
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expunction — ex·punc·tion /ik spəŋk shən/ n: the act of expunging: the state of being expunged Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. expunction … Law dictionary
Expunction — Ex*punc tion, n. [L. expunctio execution, performance, from expungere. See {Expunge}.] The act of expunging or erasing; the condition of being expunged. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Expunction — Expunction, lat. deutsch, Ausstreichung; expungiren, ausstreichen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
expunction — [ek spunk′shən, ikspunk′shən] n. [LL expunctio < L expunctus] an expunging or being expunged … English World dictionary
expunction — noun Etymology: Latin expungere Date: 1606 the act of expunging ; the state of being expunged ; erasure … New Collegiate Dictionary
expunction — noun a) The act of expunging or erasing. b) The condition of being expunged … Wiktionary
expunction — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of erasing or the condition of being erased: cancellation, deletion, erasure, obliteration. See INCLUDE … English dictionary for students
expunction — ex·punc·tion … English syllables
expunction — ex•punc•tion [[t]ɪkˈspʌŋk ʃən[/t]] n. the act of expunging or the state of being expunged • Etymology: 1600–10; < LL expūnctiō, completion … From formal English to slang
expunction — /əkˈspʌŋkʃən/ (say uhk spungkshuhn), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun the act of expunging; an erasure. {Latin expunctus, past participle, struck out + ion} …
