impeachment
n.
act of bringing formal charges of misconduct against an individual; act of challenging the integrity of a witness; accusation; casting of doubt upon
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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impeachment
Noun
1. a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
(hypernym) legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
(derivation) impeach
Impeachment (das)
n.
impeachment, act of bringing formal charges of misconduct against an individual; act of challenging the integrity of a witness
Impeachment
(n.)
The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached
(n.)
Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.
(n.)
A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer for maladministration.
(n.)
A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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