expunge, above-the-fold.Man Accused of Sex Assault Seeks to Expunge Cornell’s Finding of Related Violation

Man Accused of Sex Assault Seeks to Expunge Cornell’s Finding of Related Violation


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“I’m deeply disturbed at Cornell University’s police


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Jorge Mitssunaga and Daniel Fetherston



Hochul Rebukes Prosecutor’s Handling of Cornell Case


“I am deeply disturbed by Cornell University’s police and how they handled this,” Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said.


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The New York Times leads with the conflict and gives most of its above-the-fold space to a photo of a man screaming, trapped under the rubble of a bombed security compound and prison. The Wall Street Journal tops its world-wide news-box with the crisis and fronts a photo of the same bleeding man. An NYT analysis, also above the fold, is headlined, "With Strikes, Israel Reminds Foes It Has Teeth," and argues that the bombing is a way for Israel to expunge memories of the failed war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006. The L.A. Times also makes the Lebanese connection.



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expunge 
verb [T] FORMAL
1 to rub off or remove information from a piece of writing:
His name has been expunged from the list of members.

2 to cause something to be forgotten:
She has been unable to expunge the details of the accident from her memory.

To expunge means to officially and completely remove, erase, or destroy information, a record, or a memory. [1, 2]

Core Meanings and Uses

General definition: To cross out, blot out, or eliminate text from a document or a name from a list.
Legal definition: To seal or destroy criminal records (such as an arrest or conviction) so they are hidden or gone from public view.
Metaphorical use: To clear a thought or memory completely from one's mind. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Synonyms

Erase
Delete
Obliterate
Eradicate [1, 2, 3, 4]