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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•peach /ɪmˈpitʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Governmentto accuse (a public official) of misconduct in office by bringing charges before an appropriate court or place of hearing:The Judiciary Committee would have voted to impeach the president.
- Lawto challenge whether (a person) is telling the truth:to impeach a witness.
im•peach•a•ble, adj. : an impeachable offense. im•peach•er, n. [countable] im•peach•ment, n. [uncountable]Was the crime really worthy of impeachment?[countable]The country hasn't had an impeachment in decades. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•peach (im pēch′),USA pronunciation v.t. - Governmentto accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office.
- Law[Chiefly Law.]to challenge the credibility of:to impeach a witness.
- to bring an accusation against.
- to call in question;
cast an imputation upon:to impeach a person's motives. - to call to account.
n. - [Obs.]impeachment.
- Late Latin impedicāre to fetter, trap, equivalent. to Latin im- im-1 + pedic(a) a fetter (derivative of pēs foot) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
- Anglo-French empecher
- Middle English empechen, enpeshen 1350–1400
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged question, challenge, impugn.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: impeach /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ vb (transitive)- to bring a charge or accusation against
- Brit to accuse of a crime, esp of treason or some other offence against the state
- chiefly US to charge (a public official) with an offence committed in office
- to challenge or question (a person's honesty, integrity, etc)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French empeechier, from Late Latin impedicāre to entangle, catch, from Latin im- (in) + pedica a fetter, from pēs foot |