impeach

Meaning of impeach

verb

To hinder, impede, or prevent.
To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1999, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office.
To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.

Information about impeach

It is a verb.
Languages in which impeach is used:
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Hyphenation of impeach

im-peach

It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
impeach is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

impeach synonyms

Meaning accuse:

accuse, incriminate, criminate

Translation of impeach

Italian: accusare, incriminare
Spanish: acusar
French: accuser
German: anklagen
Portuguese: acusar

Anagrams of impeach

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