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单词 impeachment
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Definition of impeachment in English:

impeachment

noun ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt
mass noun
  • 1The 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. 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.
    2. 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:

impeachment

nounimˈpēCHmənt
  • 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. 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.
    2. 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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