Impeach

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
  • (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.
  • (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.
  • (v. t.) To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
  • (n.) Hindrance; impeachment.

Compare impeach with other words:

impeach vs. impleach

empeach vs. impeach

complaint vs. impeach

impeach vs. impound

impeach vs. indict

contest vs. impeach

impeach vs. impugn

arraign vs. impeach

impeach vs. incriminate

appeach vs. impeach

criminate vs. impeach

impeach vs. impeacher

impeach vs. unimpeachable

impeach vs. impeachment

deposition vs. impeach

impeach vs. testimony

discredit vs. impeach

impeach vs. remove

hinder vs. impeach

impeach vs. proceeding

accuse vs. impeach