impeach
v.
accuse; formally charge with misconduct; cast doubt upon; remove from office
Impeachment
In the
constitutions of several countries, impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to remove a
government official without that official's agreement. The second stage is called
conviction.Impeachment is so rare that the term is often misunderstood. A typical misconception is to confuse it with involuntary removal from office; in fact, it is only the legal statement of charges, paralleling an
indictment in
criminal law. An official who is impeached faces a second legislative vote (whether by the same body or another), which determines conviction, or failure to convict, on the charges embodied by the impeachment. Most constitutions require a
supermajority to convict.
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impeach
Verb
1. challenge the honesty or credibility of; as of witnesses
(hypernym) challenge
2. charge with an offense or misdemeanor; "The public officials were impeached"
(hypernym) charge, lodge, file
(derivation) impeachment
3. charge with a crime or misdemeanor
(hypernym) accuse, incriminate, criminate
4. bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"
(synonym) accuse, incriminate, criminate
(hypernym) charge, accuse
(hyponym) reproach, upbraid
Impeach
(v. t.)
To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
(v. t.)
Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.
(n.)
Hindrance; impeachment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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impeach
v. a.
1. charge with a crime
جرم ميں لپيٹنا, ملزم کرنا, ماخوذ کرنا, الزام لگانا
2. call in question
باز پرس کرنا, جرح کرنا, جواب طلب کرنا, شک ڈالنا