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/imˈpēCH/,
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impeached, past participle; impeaches, 3rd person singular present; impeaching, present participle; impeached, past tense;
  1. Call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice)
    • - there is no basis to Searle's motion to impeach the verdict
  2. Charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct
    • - the governor served only one year before being impeached and convicted for fiscal fraud
  3. Charge with treason or another crime against the state

  1. challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"
  2. charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"
  3. accuse: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
  4. (impeachment) a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
  5. The motion to impeach is used to bring an accusation against a person. A majority vote is needed to put the accused on trial. A majority vote convicts for a minor offense, and a two-thirds vote for a major offense. ...
  6. Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity and the outcome of which, depending on country can lead to the removal of that official from office or other punishment.
  7. (Impeachment (Norway)) In Norway, impeachment, also known as the Constitutional Court of the Realm (Riksrett), is a judicial process with the power to convict Members of Parliament, Members of the Council of State and Supreme Court Justices for criminal acts performed in line of duty. ...
  8. (Impeachment (united states)) Impeachment in the United States is an expressed power of the legislature that allows for formal charges against a civil officer of government for crimes committed in office. ...
  9. To hinder; To bring a legal proceeding against a public official, asserting that because he or she committed some offense, he or she should be removed from office; To discredit an individual or group with presumed expertise
  10. (impeachment) The act of impeaching a public official, either elected or appointed, before a tribunal charged with determining the facts of the matter; the state of being impeached; a demonstration, in a court of law, or before other finder of fact, that a witness was ingenious before and ...
  11. (IMPEACHMENT) A technique used during cross-examination to discredit a witness's testimony. Impeachment can be accomplished in a number of ways: by demonstrating and emphasizing the difference between the witness's testimony at trial and a prior statement, showing bias, showing erroneous ...
  12. (impeachment) Power of Congress to remove the president, vice president, federal judges, and other federal officers from office.
  13. (impeachment) (1) The process of calling a witness's testimony into question. For example, if an attorney can show that a witness may have made up parts of his or her testimony, the witness is said to be "impeached." (2) The constitutional process used by the U.S. ...
  14. Impeachment is the formal accusation by a legislature against a public official, to remove him from office. The term includes both the bringing of charges, or articles, and the trial that may follow. ...
  15. (Impeachment) charging the holder of a public office with misconduct. Under the Constitution, the House of Representatives makes a written charge against an official (the impeachment) and then, after impeachment, the Senate sits as a court, hears evidence and gives a verdict.
  16. (impeachment) Process by which members of the Executive Branch or the Judiciary are formally charged with crimes that could be grounds for removing them from office. A trial follows impeachment to determine the fate of the impeached individual.
  17. (IMPEACHMENT) Parliamentary proceedings against a King's minister for failing to carry out his duties in the prescribed manner.
  18. (Impeachment) (of a Lord Holder): one of the penalties in use on Pern. Impeachment could be imposed on a Lord Holder if there was a unanimous agreement of all major Lord's Holder. ...
  19. (Impeachment) Arraignment of persons charged with serious offences against the state, Stafford and Laud were prime cases, before Parliament.
  20. (Impeachment) House action that formally charges an official with wrongdoing. Conviction requires 2/3 vote from the Senate.
  21. (Impeachment) Process under which charges are brought in Parliament against a high constitutional authority, public official or judge.
  22. (Impeachment) The process by which an officeholder, such as a federal judge, is removed from his position of authority because of illegal conduct (return).
  23. (Impeachment) What is in store for Barack Obama if and when Republicans regain control of the House of Representatives. Mr. ...
  24. FT of [B], FO down, slide along palm of [B], FO away. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - impeach.
  25. To impeach a witness is to introduce evidence intended to contradict testimony or to question his credibility.