IMPEACH
\ɪmpˈiːt͡ʃ], \ɪmpˈiːtʃ], \ɪ_m_p_ˈiː_tʃ]\
Definitions of IMPEACH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"
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charge with a crime or misdemeanor
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charge with an offense or misdemeanor; "The public officials were impeached"
By Princeton University
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bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"
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charge with a crime or misdemeanor
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charge with an offense or misdemeanor; "The public officials were impeached"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
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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 judgement of official misconduct; to arraign; as, to impeach a judge. See Impeachment.
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Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.
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To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
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Hindrance; impeachment.
By Oddity Software
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To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
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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 judgement of official misconduct; to arraign; as, to impeach a judge. See Impeachment.
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Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.
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To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
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Hindrance; impeachment.
By Noah Webster.
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To discredit. To impeach a witness' credibility, for example, is to show that the witness is not believable. A witness may be impeached by showing that he has made statements that are inconsistent with his present testimony, or that he has a reputation for not being a truthful person. The process of charging a public official, such as the President or a federal judge, with a crime or misconduct and removing the official from office.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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