impeaches
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impeaches verb
- To hinder, impede, or prevent.
- To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.“President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1999, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office.”
- To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
- 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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accusecriminateincriminateexpungesarraignsindictsdeposesexculpatedarrogatesabrogatesvitiatesmisspeaksdisownsoverrulesconstitutionalizerevokes
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