impeachment

impeachment definition - legal

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.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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