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impeach
im·peach I0054700 (ĭm-pēch′)tr.v. im·peached, im·peach·ing, im·peach·es 1. a. To make an accusation against: impeach someone of a crime.b. To bring formal charges against (a public official) for wrongdoing while in office.2. To raise doubts about; discredit or disparage: impeach a witness's credibility; impeach someone's character.
[Middle English empechen, to impede, accuse, from Anglo-Norman empecher, from Late Latin impedicāre, to entangle : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin pedica, fetter; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
im·peach′a·ble adj. im·peach′a·bil′i·ty n.im·peach′er n.im·peach′ment n.Usage Note: When an irate citizen demands that a disfavored public official be impeached, the citizen clearly intends for the official to be removed from office. This popular use of impeach as a synonym of "throw out" (even if by due process) does not accord with the legal meaning of the word. When a public official is impeached, that is, formally accused of wrongdoing, this is only the start of what can be a lengthy process that may or may not lead to the official's removal from office. In strict usage, an official is impeached (accused), tried, and then convicted or acquitted. The vaguer use of impeach reflects disgruntled citizens' indifference to whether the official is forced from office by legal means or chooses to resign to avoid further disgrace.impeach (ɪmˈpiːtʃ) vb (tr) 1. (Law) criminal law to bring a charge or accusation against2. (Law) criminal law Brit to accuse of a crime, esp of treason or some other offence against the state3. (Law) chiefly US to charge (a public official) with an offence committed in office4. to challenge or question (a person's honesty, integrity, etc)[C14: from Old French empeechier, from Late Latin impedicāre to entangle, catch, from Latin im- (in) + pedica a fetter, from pēs foot] imˈpeacher nim•peach (ɪmˈpitʃ)
v.t. 1. to accuse (a public official) of misconduct in office by bringing charges before an appropriate tribunal. 2. to challenge the credibility of: to impeach a witness. 3. to bring an accusation against. 4. to cast an imputation upon: to impeach a person's motives. 5. to remove (a public official) from office for misconduct. n. 6. Obs. impeachment. [1350–1400; Middle English empechen, enpeshen to impede, accuse < Anglo-French empecher < Late Latin impedicāre to fetter, trap = Latin im- im-1 + -pedicāre, v. derivative of pedica fetter, derivative of pēs foot] im•peach′er, n. usage: The correct legal sense of impeach refers only to the bringing of formal charges against an official. Since the purpose of impeachment is the removal from office of an official who has engaged in misconduct, many people focus on the intended result and use impeach to mean “to remove (a public official) from office.” This sense is likely to cause confusion, and people should be aware of the word's proper legal meaning. impeach
Past participle: impeached
Gerund: impeaching
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| I impeach | | you impeach | | he/she/it impeaches | | we impeach | | you impeach | | they impeach |
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| I impeached | | you impeached | | he/she/it impeached | | we impeached | | you impeached | | they impeached |
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| I am impeaching | | you are impeaching | | he/she/it is impeaching | | we are impeaching | | you are impeaching | | they are impeaching |
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| I have impeached | | you have impeached | | he/she/it has impeached | | we have impeached | | you have impeached | | they have impeached |
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| I was impeaching | | you were impeaching | | he/she/it was impeaching | | we were impeaching | | you were impeaching | | they were impeaching |
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| I had impeached | | you had impeached | | he/she/it had impeached | | we had impeached | | you had impeached | | they had impeached |
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| I will impeach | | you will impeach | | he/she/it will impeach | | we will impeach | | you will impeach | | they will impeach |
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| I will have impeached | | you will have impeached | | he/she/it will have impeached | | we will have impeached | | you will have impeached | | they will have impeached |
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| I will be impeaching | | you will be impeaching | | he/she/it will be impeaching | | we will be impeaching | | you will be impeaching | | they will be impeaching |
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| I have been impeaching | | you have been impeaching | | he/she/it has been impeaching | | we have been impeaching | | you have been impeaching | | they have been impeaching |
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| I will have been impeaching | | you will have been impeaching | | he/she/it will have been impeaching | | we will have been impeaching | | you will have been impeaching | | they will have been impeaching |
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| I had been impeaching | | you had been impeaching | | he/she/it had been impeaching | | we had been impeaching | | you had been impeaching | | they had been impeaching |
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| I would impeach | | you would impeach | | he/she/it would impeach | | we would impeach | | you would impeach | | they would impeach |
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| I would have impeached | | you would have impeached | | he/she/it would have impeached | | we would have impeached | | you would have impeached | | they would have impeached |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | impeach - challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" | | 2. | impeach - charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"lodge, file, charge - file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" | | 3. | impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"accuse, criminate, incriminatereproach, upbraid - express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"arraign - accuse of a wrong or an inadequacyrecriminate - return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in returnlodge, file, charge - file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" |
impeachverb charge, accuse, prosecute, blame, denounce, indict, censure, bring to trial, arraign an opposition move to impeach the PresidentTranslationsimpeach (imˈpiːtʃ) verb to accuse of a crime, especially to accuse a person who works for the government of a crime against the State. 檢舉 控告，检举 imˈpeachment noun 檢舉 控告，检举 impeach
impeach (someone) for (something)1. To formally charge someone with a crime, typically one committed while the person held a public office. No, they can't impeach you for something ridiculous like that—you have to have committed an actual crime.2. To discredit or disparage someone for something. If you keep criticizing that group publicly, they're going to impeach you for it.See also: impeachimpeach someone for something 1. to charge someone with doing something illegal. You can't impeach her for just disagreeing! We tried to impeach Gus for failing to attend sessions. 2. to criticize or discredit someone for something. The opposition impeached him for his position in no uncertain terms. Liz was impeached by the press for her views.See also: impeachImpeach
ImpeachTo accuse; to charge a liability upon; to sue. To dispute, disparage, deny, or contradict; as in to impeach a judgment or decree, or impeach a witness; or as used in the rule that a jury cannot impeach its verdict. To proceed against a public officer for crime or misfeasance, before a proper court, by the presentation of a written accusation called Articles of Impeachment. In the law of evidence, the testimony of a witness is impeached by earlier statements that the witness has made if they are inconsistent with the statements to which the witness testifies. impeachv. 1) to attempt to prove that a witness has not told the truth or has been inconsistent, by introducing contrary evidence, including statements made outside of the courtroom in depositions or in statements of the witness heard by another. 2) to charge a public official with a public crime for which the punishment is removal from office. One President, Andrew Johnson in 1868, was charged with violation of federal laws in a politically-motivated impeachment, but was acquitted by the margin of one vote in a trial held by the Senate. President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 rather than face impending impeachment charges brought by the House of Representatives in the Watergate affair, in which he obstructed the investigation and lied to Congress about his participation. Several federal judges have been impeached and nine have been found guilty by the Senate. FinancialSeeImpeachmentimpeach
Synonyms for impeachverb chargeSynonyms- charge
- accuse
- prosecute
- blame
- denounce
- indict
- censure
- bring to trial
- arraign
Synonyms for impeachverb challenge the honesty or veracity ofRelated Wordsverb charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in officeRelated Wordsverb bring an accusation againstSynonyms- accuse
- criminate
- incriminate
Related Words- reproach
- upbraid
- accuse
- charge
- arraign
- recriminate
- lodge
- file
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