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    impeach
    /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/

    verb

    • 1. (especially in the US) charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct: "the governor served only one year before being impeached and convicted for fiscal fraud" Similar indictchargeaccusebring a charge againstOpposite acquit
    • 2. call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice): "there is no desire to impeach the privileges of the House of Commons" Similar challengequestioncall into questioncast doubt onOpposite confirm

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › impeachImpeach Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. im· peach im-ˈpēch. impeached; impeaching; impeaches. Synonyms of impeach. transitive verb. 1. : to charge with a crime or misdemeanor. specifically : to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPEACH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US: The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to accuse someone of something. accuse He was accused of statutory rape.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › impeachIMPEACH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. Obsolete. impeachment. impeach. / ɪmˈpiːtʃ / verb. criminal law to bring a charge or accusation against. criminal law to accuse of a crime, esp of treason or some other offence against the state. to charge (a public official) with an offence committed in office. to challenge or question (a person's honesty, integrity, etc)

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › impeachImpeach - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Impeach means to charge someone with doing something wrong, specifically a high government official, such as the U.S. president, a senator, or a federal judge. Fortunately, very few presidents have had the dishonor of being impeached. If you impeach a president, you charge him or her with a crime.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishimpeach verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    verb. /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ Verb Forms. impeach somebody (for something) (of a court or other official body, especially in the US) to charge an important public figure with a serious crime. The President was impeached by Congress for lying. Culture. Topics Law and justice c2. Want to learn more?

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPEACHMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the act of making a formal statement that a public official might be guilty of a serious offence in connection with his or her job, especially in the US: The federal judge faces impeachment. The investigation expanded and ultimately led to impeachment. Ohio lawmakers presided over several impeachments during the state's infancy. See. impeach.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPEACH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'impeach' Word Frequency. impeach. (ɪmpiːtʃ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense impeaches , present participle impeaching , past tense, past participle impeached. verb.