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Definitions for Impeached
[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 Impeached
impeachcriticize, reprimand, discredit, indict, accuse, arraign, blame, impugn, reprobate, question, reprehend, try, challenge, tax, criminate, inculpate, incriminate, charge, query, disparage
Words nearby Impeached
impeachimpatent, impatience, impatiens, impatient, impawn, impeach, impeachable, impeachment, impearl, impeccable, impeccant
Origin of Impeached
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 Impeached
im·peach·er , noun
un·im·peached , adjective
Word origin for Impeached
C14: from Old French empeechier, from Late Latin impedicāre to entangle, catch, from Latin im- (in) + pedica a fetter, from pēs foot
Synonyms for Impeached
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