impeachment
IPA: ɪmpˈitʃmʌnt
noun
- (countable) The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.
- (countable, law) A demonstration in a court of law, or before another finder of fact, that a witness was ingenuine before, and is therefore less likely to tell the truth now.
- (countable, law, Britain) An accusation that a person has committed a crime against the state, such as treason.
- (countable, law, chiefly US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.
- (uncountable) The state of being impeached.
- (uncountable, archaic) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.
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Examples of "impeachment" in Sentences
- The public opposes impeachment.
- I am the author of the new section on impeachment.
- I think the impeachment is about the misuse of funds as well.
- Legislators of both parties say impeachment is an unlikely option.
- How about that “impeachment is off the table” Speaker of the House?
- 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.
- BTW -- according to WikiPedia, "impeachment" is a charge brought against any high level officials.
- If the impeachment is successful, I hope President Obama appoints him to a federal court judgeship.
- The most that Congress can impose via conviction on impeachment is removal from office and disqualification.
- The funny part about the Clinton impeachment is that the more the Beltway bloviators were scandalized and demanded that Clinton resign, the higher his poll numbers went.
- Perennial congressional gadfly Dennis Kucinich completely lost his political screws when he even uttered the word "impeachment" of President Obama over his action in Libya.
- The South Carolina legislature should begin impeachment proceedings in earnest against Mark Sanford charging him with dereliction of duty, misuse of public property and tax payer funds.
- The reason Hastings retained the right to hold office is because the judgment in impeachment (which is provided for in the constitution) did not extend to or include disqualification to hold office.