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impeachment - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'impeachment' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Impeachment [ n.]
- The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached
- Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.
- A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer for maladministration.
- A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives.