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Annexation vs Expungement - What's the difference?

annexation | expungement |

As nouns the difference between annexation and expungement

is that annexation is addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed while expungement is the act of expunging.

annexation

English

(wikipedia annexation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
  • (legal) A legal merging of a territory into another body.

    • Synonyms

    * annexion (obsolete)

    Antonyms

    * separation

    expungement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of expunging.
  • (US) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed.