ALL meanings of impeach
im·peach
I i - verb with object impeach to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office. 1
- verb with object impeach Chiefly Law. to challenge the credibility of: to impeach a witness. 1
- verb with object impeach to bring an accusation against. 1
- verb with object impeach to call in question; cast an imputation upon: to impeach a person's motives. 1
- verb with object impeach to call to account. 1
- noun impeach Obsolete. impeachment. 1
- noun impeach Call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice). 1
- transitive verb impeach accuse of misconduct 1
- transitive verb impeach discredit 1
- verb impeach If a court or a group in authority impeaches a president or other senior official, it charges them with committing a crime which makes them unfit for office. 0
- verb impeach to bring a charge or accusation against 0
- verb impeach to accuse of a crime, esp of treason or some other offence against the state 0
- verb impeach to charge (a public official) with an offence committed in office 0
- verb impeach to challenge or question (a person's honesty, integrity, etc) 0
- verb transitive impeach to challenge or discredit (a person's honor, reputation, etc.) 0
- verb impeach To hinder, impede, or prevent. 0
- verb transitive impeach to challenge the practices or honesty of; accuse; esp., to bring (a public official) before the proper tribunal on charges of wrongdoing 0
- verb impeach To bring a legal proceeding against a public official, asserting that because he or she committed some offense, he or she should be removed from office. 0
- abbreviation IMPEACH impeachment 0
- verb impeach To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question. 0
- verb impeach (law) To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition. 0