IMPEACHMENT

Impeachment

Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal or civil punishment.

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impeachment

Noun

  1. The act of impeaching a public official, either elected or appointed, before a tribunal charged with determining the facts of the matter
  2. the state of being impeached
  3. a demonstration in a court of law, or before another finder of fact, that a witness was ingenuine before, and therefore, is less likely to tell the truth now


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