Definition of "erasure" []

• The act or an instance of erasing. (noun)
• The state of being erased: "The powerful images of his work . . . punishment, mutilation, erasure” ( Joyce Carol Oates). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "(Probably why the Minnesota Courts now claim not to do expulsions; with modern databases, erasure is effectively not possible.) htom (Quote)"
• "The erasure is a fact, a sad one of neglect or even of vandalism."
• "Another example of this erasure is ‘Daisy’ Dube’s murder on 12 June 2008."