Impeach Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of IMPEACH

1

:

to charge (a public official) with a crime done while in office

• Congress will vote on whether or not to impeach the President.
• impeach a judge

2

formal

:

to cause doubts about the truthfulness of (a witness, testimony, etc.)

• The defense lawyers tried to impeach the witness's testimony by forcing him to admit that he had changed his story.

— impeachable

/ɪmˈpiːtʃəbəl/

adjective

• an impeachable offense/crime

— impeachment

/ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt/

noun,

plural

impeachments

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