impeachment Hear it!

Variant of impeach

impeach Definition

im·peach (im pēc̸h′)

transitive verb

  1. to challenge or discredit (a person's honor, reputation, etc.)
  2. to challenge the practices or honesty of; accuse; esp., to bring (a public official) before the proper tribunal on charges of wrongdoing

Etymology: ME empechen < OFr empechier, to hinder < LL impedicare, to fetter, entangle < L in-, in + pedica, a fetter < pes, foot

noun

Obsolete impeachment

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impeachment Law Definition

n

  1. An attack on the credibility of a witness for reasons relating to prior inconsistent testimony or evidence of lying.
  2. An administrative procedure, defined in the United States Constitution, under which the president or another government official is brought up on charges and tried by the Congress, and, if convicted, is removed from office.
impeachment Quotes

Hear ye! Hear ye! All persons are commanded to keep silent, on pain of imprisonment, while the House of Representatives is exhibiting to the Senate of the United States articles of impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States.

—Anonymous