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Meaning of 'impeach' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Impeach [ n.]
- Hindrance; impeachment.
2 . Impeach [ v. t.]
- To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
- 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.
- Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.
- To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.

Meaning of 'impeach' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . impeach [ v]
Meaning (1):
- challenge the honesty or veracity of
Example in sentence:
  • the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses
Meaning (2):
- bring an accusation against; level a charge against
Example in sentence:
  • The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
Meaning (3):
- charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
Example in sentence:
  • The President was impeached

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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