impeach
IPA: ɪmpˈitʃ
verb
- To hinder, impede, or prevent.
- To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
- To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
- (law) To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.
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Examples of "impeach" in Sentences
- The public opposes impeachment.
- It has the power to impeach the president.
- It has the power to impeach the chief judge.
- I am the author of the new section on impeachment.
- If the executive overreaches, congress may impeach.
- The Senate has the sole power to impeach the president.
- Congress could impeach the president for jaywalking if it wanted to.
- The point of resignation was to escape the humiliation of impeachment.
- In court, the impeachment of an eyewitness affects the whole testimony.
- Impeachment is the act of charging with a crime, not the outcome of the trial.
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