Expunged

/ɪkˈspʌndʒd/ verb

Officially removed or erased completely, especially criminal records or unwanted information from legal documents.

From Latin expungere, where ex- means 'out' and pungere means 'to prick or mark.' Originally it literally meant marking something out by pricking, like striking through writing.

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