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Definitions for Impeach
[1] to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office.
[2] Chiefly Law . to challenge the credibility of: to impeach a witness.
[3] to bring an accusation against.
[4] to call in question; cast an imputation upon: to impeach a person's motives.
[5] to call to account.
[6] Obsolete . impeachment.
[7] criminal law to bring a charge or accusation against
[8] British criminal law to accuse of a crime, esp of treason or some other offence against the state
[9] mainly US to charge (a public official) with an offence committed in office
[10] to challenge or question (a person's honesty, integrity, etc)
Words related to Impeach
criticize, reprimand, discredit, indict, accuse, arraign, blame, impugn, reprobate, question, reprehend, try, challenge, tax, criminate, inculpate, incriminate, charge, query, disparage
Words nearby Impeach
impatent, impatience, impatiens, impatient, impawn, impeach, impeachable, impeachment, impearl, impeccable, impeccant
Origin of Impeach
1350–1400; Middle English empechen, enpeshen < Anglo-French empecher < Late Latin impedicāre to fetter, trap, equivalent to Latin im- im-1 + pedic(a ) a fetter (derivative of pēs foot) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
Other words from Impeach
im·peach·er , noun
un·im·peached , adjective
Word origin for Impeach
C14: from Old French empeechier, from Late Latin impedicāre to entangle, catch, from Latin im- (in) + pedica a fetter, from pēs foot
Synonyms for Impeach
accuse, arraign, criticize, discredit, indict, reprimand, blame, challenge, charge, criminate, disparage, impugn, incriminate, inculpate, query, question, reprehend, reprobate, tax, try, bring charges against, call into question, call to account, cast aspersions on, cast doubt on, hold at fault