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Expungement

In some common law jurisdictions, an expungement or expunction is a legal process, usually defined by statute, through which a person may petition to have records relating to a prior criminal matter, such as an arrest or conviction, destroyed or sealed so that they are not accessible to the general public. The precise legal effect of expungement varies…

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Expungement

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples46
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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Expungement

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related to Canada · 13
Expungement → Act, Canada, Criminal Code, Historically Unjust Convictions Act, In June, LGBT, Parliament, Parole Board, Provincial, RCMP, The, Under, When
related to Limits · 7
Expungement → Department, For, Justice, Some, States, The, When
related to South Africa · 7
Expungement → Act, Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, In, May, South African Criminal Procedure, The, This
related to Benefits · 4
Expungement → Each, In, The, This
related to New Zealand · 4
Expungement → Act, Clean Slate, Criminal Records, New Zealand
related to United States · 4
Expungement → Even, In, The, United States
is a · 1
Expungement → process to

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Expungementis aprocess to0.90text
marijuanainstance ofshielding him or her from the negative effects of having a criminal record.States have taken significantly different approaches when it comes to expungement for controlled subst…0.80text
hashishinstance ofshielding him or her from the negative effects of having a criminal record.States have taken significantly different approaches when it comes to expungement for controlled subst…0.80text
the weight/amount of the particular substanceinstance ofFactors0.80text
age of the offenderinstance ofFactors0.80text
and the number of offenses may impact eligibility for expungement as wellinstance ofFactors0.80text
the prosecutor's officeinstance ofand serves copies of the petition on other interested parties0.80text
Expungementrelated to BenefitsIn0.60section
Expungementrelated to BenefitsEach0.60section
Expungementrelated to BenefitsThe0.60section
Expungementrelated to BenefitsThis0.60section
Expungementrelated to CanadaIn June0.60section

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