Empty statements, i.e. ;, are usually introduced by mistake, for example because:

Noncompliant Code Example

func doSomething() {
  ;                                                       // Noncompliant
}

func doSomethingElse() {
  fmt.Println("doSomethingElse");;     // Noncompliant - double useless ;
  ...
}

Compliant Solution

func doSomething() {
}

func doSomethingElse() {
  fmt.Println("doSomethingElse")
  ...
}

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