Definition of impeach Impeach

/ɪmpiˈʧ/ - [impeech] - im•peach

We found 15 definitions of impeach from 6 different sources.

What does impeach mean?

Verb impeaches, impeaching, impeached
impeach - charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"
		lodge, file, charge put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
impeach - challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"
		challenge raise a formal objection in a court of law
impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
		accuse, incriminate, criminate
		accuse, charge bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
		reproach, upbraid express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
		arraign accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
		recriminate return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return
		lodge, file, charge put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

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impeach (Verb)
To hinder.
impeach (Verb)
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.
impeach (Verb)
To discredit an individual or group with presumed expertise.
impeach (Verb)
To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.

impeach (v. t.)
To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
impeach (v. t.)
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.
impeach (v. t.)
Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.
impeach (v. t.)
To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
impeach (n.)
Hindrance; impeachment.

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.]