Definitions for impeach
ɪmˈpitʃim·peach

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. impeachverb

   challenge the honesty or veracity of

   "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

2. impeachverb

   charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office

   "The President was impeached"

3. accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminateverb

   bring an accusation against; level a charge against

   "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. impeachverb

   To hinder.

2. impeachverb

   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.

3. impeachverb

   To discredit an individual or group with presumed expertise.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impeachnoun

   Hindrance; let; impediment.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Why, what an intricate impeach is this?
   If here you hous'd him, here he would have been;
   If he were mad, he would not plead so coldly. William Shakespeare.

2. To IMPEACHverb

   Etymology: empecher, French.

   1. To hinder; to impede. This sense is little in use.

   Each door he opened without any breach;
   There was no bar to stop, nor foe him to impeach. Fairy Queen.

   These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land, and vexed him all the days of his life. Davies.

   If they will impeach the purposes of an army, which they have no reason to think themselves able to resist, they put themselves out of all expectation of mercy. John Hayward.

   A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance. James Howell.

   2. To accuse by publick authority.

   They were both impeached by a house of commons. Addison.

   Great dissentions were kindled between the nobles and commons on account of Coriolanus, whom the latter had impeached. Jonathan Swift.

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1. impeach

   Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements.In Europe and Latin America, impeachment tends to be confined to ministerial officials as the unique nature of their positions may place ministers beyond the reach of the law to prosecute, or their misconduct is not codified into law as an offense except through the unique expectations of their high office. Both "peers and commoners" have been subject to the process, however. From 1990 to 2020, there have been at least 272 impeachment charges against 132 different heads of state in 63 countries. Most democracies (with the notable exception of the United States) involve the courts (often a national constitutional court) in some way.In Latin America, which includes almost 40% of the world's presidential systems, ten presidents from six countries were removed from office by their national legislatures via impeachments or declarations of incapacity between 1978 and 2019.National legislations differ regarding both the consequences and definition of impeachment, but the intent is nearly always to expeditiously vacate the office. In most nations the process begins in the lower house of a bicameral assembly who bring charges of misconduct, then the upper house administers an impeachment trial and sentencing. Most commonly, an official is considered impeached after the house votes to accept the charges, and impeachment itself does not remove the official from office.Because impeachment involves a departure from the normal constitutional procedures by which individuals achieve high office (election, ratification, or appointment) and because it generally requires a supermajority, they are usually reserved for those deemed to have committed serious abuses of their office. In the United States, for example, impeachment at the federal level is limited to those who may have committed "Treason, Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors"—the latter phrase referring to offenses against the government or the constitution, grave abuses of power, violations of the public trust, or other political crimes, even if not indictable criminal offenses. Under the United States Constitution, the House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachments while the Senate has the sole power to try impeachments (i.e., to acquit or convict); the validity of an impeachment trial is a political question that is nonjusticiable (i.e.., is not reviewable by the courts). In the United States, impeachment is a remedial rather than penal process,: 8  intended to "effectively 'maintain constitutional government' by removing individuals unfit for office";: 8  persons subject to impeachment and removal remain "liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law."Impeachment is provided for in the constitutional laws of many countries including Brazil, France, India, Ireland, the Philippines, Russia, South Korea, and the United States. It is distinct from the motion of no confidence procedure available in some countries whereby a motion of censure can be used to remove a government and its ministers from office. Such a procedure is not applicable in countries with presidential forms of government like the United States.

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1. impeach

   Impeach is a legal term used to describe the process or action of bringing an accusation against a public official for misconduct or violation of trust while in office. This could lead to their removal from office if found guilty. It is often used in the context of politics, especially when discussing Presidents, Judges or other high-ranking officials. Despite popular belief, impeachment does not necessarily mean the removal from office; it's essentially an indictment in criminal law. The final decision often rests on the vote of a legislative body.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Impeachverb

   to hinder; to impede; to prevent

2. Impeachverb

   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. Impeachverb

   hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct

4. Impeachverb

   to challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper

5. Impeachnoun

   hindrance; impeachment

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Impeach

   The motion to impeach is used to bring an accusation against a person. A majority vote is needed to put the accused on trial. A majority vote convicts for a minor offense, and a two-thirds vote for a major offense. A vote of censure or reprimand requires majority vote, and suspension or expulsion a two-thirds vote. Robert's Rules of Order does not prohibit an individual member from preferring charges, but states that the best method of handling such situations is to appoint a committee to conduct a confidential investigation; and a two-thirds vote is required to expel.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Impeach

   im-pēch′, v.t to charge with a crime: to cite before a court for official misconduct: to call in question: (Spens.) to impede.—adj. Impeach′able, liable to impeachment: chargeable with a crime.—ns. Impeach′er, one who impeaches; Impeach′ment, an exceptional form of process whereby the House of Commons may obtain redress for any high crimes and misdemeanours committed by peers and ministers of the Crown: (Shak.) hinderance, obstruction. [O. Fr. empescher, to hinder (Fr. empêcher, It. impacciare); either from L. impingĕre, to strike against, or impedicāre, to fetter—thus cognate either with impinge or impede.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impeach in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of impeach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of impeach in a Sentence

1. Jerry Nadler:

   We do not now have the evidence sorted out and everything to do an impeachment. Before you impeach somebody you have to persuade the American public that it ought to happen. You have to persuade enough of the opposition party voters, the President Donald Trump voters.

2. Cedric Richmond:

   They have shown our President so much disrespect, they said he wasn't a U.S. citizen, they even sued him and, if Cassidy wins, they will impeach him ...The President needs you to have his back now more than ever.

3. Dan Bishop:

   People are astonished and amazed and dismayed at what they see coming out of Washington these days from liberal crazy clowns. Socialism. Open borders. Infanticide. 90% tax rates. Having prison inmates vote. It goes on and on, and of course, most of all, an incessant drive to impeach the president.

4. Rand Paul:

   If we are about to try to impeach a president, where is the chief justice? If the accused is no longer president, where is the constitutional power to impeach him? impeachment is for removal from office and the accused here has already left office. Hyper-partisan Democrats are about to drag our great country into the gutter of rancor and vitriol the likes of which has never been seen in our nation's history.

5. Marjorie Taylor:

   We had 10 people, 10 Republicans vote to impeach Donald Trump, Donald Trump, we shouldn't have had one.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=impeach
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Impeach
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=impeach
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeach
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impeach
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=impeach
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=impeach