Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Impeach

im·peach
imˈpēCH/
verb
verb: impeach; 3rd person present: impeaches; past tense: impeached; past participle: impeached; gerund or present participle: impeaching

call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice).

"there is no basis to Searle's motion to impeach the verdict"

synonyms: challenge, question, disparage, criticize, call into question, raise doubts about, cast aspersions on
"the headlines impeached their clean image"

antonyms: confirm

US
charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.
"the governor served only one year before being impeached and convicted for fiscal fraud"

synonyms: indict, charge, accuse, lay charges against, arraign, take to court, put on trial, prosecute
"congressional moves to impeach the president"

British
charge with treason or another crime against the state.

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