impeaching

ɪmˈpiːtʃɪŋ

Definition

Definition of impeaching - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

legal

TECH.

accusing a public official of misconduct

TECH.

The impeaching committee presented their findings to the court.
The impeaching body gathered more evidence.
Impeaching officials is a serious responsibility.

accusing

charging

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Origin of impeaching

Latin, impedicare (to entangle)

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French:incriminant, ...
German:anklagend, ...
Italian:accusatorio, ...
Spanish:acusador, ...
Portuguese:acusando funcionário público, ...
Chinese:正在弹劾的, ...
Japanese:弾劾する, ...
Arabic:مُتَّهَم بِالعَزْل, ...
Hebrew:מְדִיחַ, ...
Russian:обвиняющий, ...
Ukrainian:звинувачуючий, ...
Hindi:आरोपकारी, ...
Bengali:অভিযোগমূলক, ...
Catalan:acusador, ...
Czech:obžalovací, ...
Danish:anklagende, ...
Dutch:een ambtenaar beschuldigend, ...
Greek:που παραπέμπει δημόσιο λειτουργό για παράπτωμα, ...
Hungarian:vádemelő, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការចោទប្រកាន់មន្ត្រីសាធារណៈពីបទប្រព្រឹត្តខុស, ...
Korean:공무원을 고발하는, ...
Persian:استیضاح‌کننده, ...
Polish:oskarżający urzędnika, ...
Portuguese (BR):acusando, ...
Romanian:acuzând oficialul, ...
Swedish:anklagande tjänsteman, ...
Thai:ที่เกี่ยวกับการถอดถอน, ...
Turkish:yetkiliyi suçlayan, ...
Vietnamese:nhằm luận tội, ...

impeach

ɪmˈpiːtʃ

Definition of impeach - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

government trialcharge a public official with misconduct

The legislature voted to impeach the president for misconduct.

accuse

indict

court evidence

challenge the truthfulness of a statement

The lawyer attempted to impeach the witness's testimony.

challenge

dispute

question

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Origin of impeach

Latin, impedicare (to entangle)

Examples of impeach in a sentence

Calls to impeach the judge grew louder after the scandal.
The defense team worked to impeach the credibility of the report.
He tried to impeach the statement made by the expert witness.

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French:mettre en accusation, contester, ...
German:anklagen, infrage stellen, ...
Italian:incriminare, contestare, ...
Spanish:procesar, impugnar, ...
Portuguese:acusar, contestar, ...
Chinese:弹劾, 质疑, ...
Japanese:弾劾する, 疑う, ...
Arabic:وَجَّهَ الاتِّهام, طَعَنَ في صِحَّة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲמִיד לְדִין בְּהֶלֶיךְ הַדָּחָה, לְעָרְעֵר עַל אֱמִינוּת, ...
Russian:обвинять, оспаривать, ...
Ukrainian:імпічмент, оспорювати, ...
Hindi:महाभियोग चलाना, चुनौती देना, ...
Bengali:অভিশংসন করা, চ্যালেঞ্জ করা, ...
Catalan:processar, impugnar, ...
Czech:ústavně obžalovat, zpochybnit, ...
Danish:anklage, betvivle, ...
Dutch:afzetten, betwisten, ...
Greek:παραπέμπω σε δίκη, αμφισβητώ, ...
Hungarian:impeachment alá vonni, hitelteleníteni, ...
Khmer:ចោទប្រកាន់ដកតំណែង, ជំទាស់ភាពគួរឱ្យជឿទុកចិត្ត, ...
Korean:탄핵하다, 문제 삼다, ...
Persian:استیضاح کردن, به چالش کشید, ...
Polish:oskarżyć, podważyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):acusar, contestar, ...
Romanian:a demite, a contesta, ...
Swedish:åtala, ifrågasätta, ...
Thai:ยื่นถอดถอน, ท้าทาย, ...
Turkish:suçlamak, sorgulamak, ...
Vietnamese:luận tội, bác bỏ, ...

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