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Impeach - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Impeach : (verb)
1: challenge the honesty or credibility of; as of witnesses
2: charge with an offense or misdemeanor; "The public officials
were impeached"
3: charge with a crime or misdemeanor
4: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He
charged the man with spousal abuse" [syn: accuse, incriminate,
criminate]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Impeach : \Im*peach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impeached; p. pr. &
vb. n. Impeaching.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder,
bar, F. emp[^e]cher, L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im- in
_ pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and
Appeach, Dispatch, Impede.]
1. To hinder; to impede; to prevent. [Obs.]
These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach
his journey to the Holy Land. --Sir J.
Davies.
A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance.
--Howell.
2. 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.
3. Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring
discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's
motives or conduct.
And doth impeach the freedom of the state. --Shak.
4. (Law) To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of
a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
Note: When used in law with reference to a witness, the term
signifies, to discredit, to show or prove unreliable or
unworthy of belief; when used in reference to the
credit of witness, the term denotes, to impair, to
lessen, to disparage, to destroy. The credit of a
witness may be impeached by showing that he has made
statements out of court contradictory to what he swears
at the trial, or by showing that his reputation for
veracity is bad, etc.
Syn: To accuse; arraign; censure; criminate; indict; impair;
disparage; discredit. See Accuse.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Impeach : \Im*peach"\, n.
Hindrance; impeachment. [Obs.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Impeach |
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JulianatDerby: RT @welshman007: 1st order of business for 2010 Congress--Impeach Obama. 2nd--repeal or rescind TARP. 3rd--cut taxes for all. 4th--op ... |
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StormNorm76: RT: @KRAVCHICK The Civil War Ain't Over-It's Just Half Time #tcot #Impeach #prosecute (via @TheChessQueen) |
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imrananwar: @Adydevil Isn't "America" (+ "we the people") responsible for actions of our elected leaders esp if we choose not to Impeach wrongdoers? |
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