Impeach

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  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To make an accusation against.
  • transitive verb. To bring formal charges against (a public official) for wrongdoing while in office.
  • transitive verb. To raise doubts about; discredit or disparage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as impeachment.
  • To hinder; impede.
  • To call in question; accuse of wrong or error; bring discredit on; disparage; accuse: as, to impeach one's motives; to impeach the credit of a witness.
  • Specifically, to prefer charges of official misconduct against, before a competent tribunal; bring to account by trial for malfeasance in office. See impeachment, 3.
  • To call to account; charge as answerable.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Hindrance; impeachment.
  • transitive verb. To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
  • transitive verb. To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse; especially to charge (a public officer), before a competent tribunal, with misbehavior in office; to cite before a tribunal for judgment of official misconduct; to arraign. See Impeachment.
  • transitive verb. Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question.
  • transitive verb. To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To hinder.
  • verb. 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.
  • verb. To discredit an individual or group with presumed expertise.
  • verb. To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. challenge the honesty or veracity of
  • verb. bring an accusation against; level a charge against
  • verb. charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
  • Word Usage
    "If this keeps up the word impeach will soon be heard across the land."
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    challenge  charge  file  lodge  
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    Beach  Peach  Teach  beach  beech  
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