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Definition of impeachment in English: impeachmentnoun ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt mass noun1The action of calling into question the integrity or validity of something. the prosecutor's detailed impeachment of the character witness Example sentencesExamples - He called for the impeachment of him and other members of the court.
- They found that a prosecutor's detailed, negative impeachment of the character witness outweighed that of the witness's positive character evidence.
- There has been for some time evidence available sufficient to warrant impeachment on each of these grounds.
- It may bring a motion of impeachment.
- The impeachment was spawned by an accusation by his estranged drinking and gambling buddy.
- It did not really occur to them that a speaker might rise to become the ultimate beneficiary on the impeachment of the governor and his deputy.
- It is not clear what resulted from the demands for impeachment of the union leadership.
- Their three colleagues now urged them to resign to avoid the impeachment which seemed destined otherwise to follow.
- He called for the impeachment of the Supreme Court justices.
- The first part of his letter was a palpable impeachment of the ministry.
- 1.1British A charge of treason or another crime against the state.
the king cynically abandoned him, encouraging his impeachment Example sentencesExamples - Impeachment by Parliament led to his banishment and murder at sea.
- The impeachment failed despite his apparent guilt on some of the charges.
- Royal pardons were not to be issued against impeachments.
- Under impeachment he was confined in the Tower from 1679 to 1684.
- They escaped impeachment only by making a very large loan to the Parliament at a crucial stage.
- 1.2US A charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
the president is facing impeachment over the scandal count noun all impeachments shall be tried by the Senate Example sentencesExamples - He has threatened to call for the impeachment of the president.
- The president was facing impeachment.
- Impeachment of a democratically elected leader should be employed only as a last resort.
- The two men were warned by the government that they faced impeachment if they didn't step down.
- Other presidents did worse and there were no exposes or impeachments.
- The impeachment of any president is highly unusual.
- It led to the impeachment of the state's attorney general and auditor and conviction of the Treasurer.
- Under the Constitution, impeachments are brought by the House of Representatives and tried by the Senate.
- The panel considering impeachment heard from its first witnesses today, some of whom criticized the governor's conduct in years past.
- He finally resigned in order to avoid impeachment.
Definition of impeachment in US English: impeachmentnounimˈpēCHmənt 1The action of calling into question the integrity or validity of something. the prosecutor's detailed impeachment of the character witness Example sentencesExamples - It may bring a motion of impeachment.
- The first part of his letter was a palpable impeachment of the ministry.
- He called for the impeachment of him and other members of the court.
- They found that a prosecutor's detailed, negative impeachment of the character witness outweighed that of the witness's positive character evidence.
- He called for the impeachment of the Supreme Court justices.
- The impeachment was spawned by an accusation by his estranged drinking and gambling buddy.
- Their three colleagues now urged them to resign to avoid the impeachment which seemed destined otherwise to follow.
- It is not clear what resulted from the demands for impeachment of the union leadership.
- It did not really occur to them that a speaker might rise to become the ultimate beneficiary on the impeachment of the governor and his deputy.
- There has been for some time evidence available sufficient to warrant impeachment on each of these grounds.
- 1.1British A charge of treason or another crime against the state.
the king cynically abandoned him, encouraging his impeachment Example sentencesExamples - Under impeachment he was confined in the Tower from 1679 to 1684.
- The impeachment failed despite his apparent guilt on some of the charges.
- Impeachment by Parliament led to his banishment and murder at sea.
- Royal pardons were not to be issued against impeachments.
- They escaped impeachment only by making a very large loan to the Parliament at a crucial stage.
- 1.2US A charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
the president is facing impeachment over the scandal all impeachments shall be tried by the Senate Example sentencesExamples - He has threatened to call for the impeachment of the president.
- Impeachment of a democratically elected leader should be employed only as a last resort.
- Under the Constitution, impeachments are brought by the House of Representatives and tried by the Senate.
- He finally resigned in order to avoid impeachment.
- The panel considering impeachment heard from its first witnesses today, some of whom criticized the governor's conduct in years past.
- The president was facing impeachment.
- The impeachment of any president is highly unusual.
- Other presidents did worse and there were no exposes or impeachments.
- The two men were warned by the government that they faced impeachment if they didn't step down.
- It led to the impeachment of the state's attorney general and auditor and conviction of the Treasurer.
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