IMPEACH

impeach

Verb

  1. To hinder, impede, or prevent.
  2. To bring a legal proceeding against a public official, asserting that because he or she committed some offense, he or she should be removed from office.
  3. To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
  4. To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.


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