impeach – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
impeach
v.
accuse; formally charge with misconduct; cast doubt upon; remove from office
Impeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal or civil punishment.
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.
obžalovat
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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