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Expungement vs Dismissal - What's the difference?

expungement | dismissal |

As nouns the difference between expungement and dismissal

is that expungement is the act of expunging while dismissal is the act of sending someone away.

expungement

English

Noun

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

    • dismissal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of sending someone away.
  • (senseid)Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
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  • A written or spoken statement of such an act.
  • Release from confinement; liberation.
  • Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
  • (legal) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
  • (cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.