Definition of Impeachmint
Im*peach"ment (?), n. [Cf. F.
empêchement.] The act of impeaching, or the state
of being impeached; as: (a) Hindrance;
impediment; obstruction. [Obs.]
Willing to march on to Calais,
Without impeachment. Shak.
(b) A calling to account; arraignment;
especially, of a public officer for maladministration.
The consequence of Coriolanus' impeachment had
like to have been fatal to their state.
Swift.
(c) A calling in question as to purity of
motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation;
reproach; as, an impeachment of motives.
Shak.
&fist; In England, it is the privilege or right of the House of
Commons to impeach, and the right of the House of Lords to try and
determine impeachments. In the United States, it is the right of the
House of Representatives to impeach, and of the Senate to try and
determine impeachments.
Articles of impeachment. See under
Article. -- Impeachment of waste
(Law), restraint from, or accountability for, injury;
also, a suit for damages for injury. Abbott.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of impeaching a public official, either elected or appointed, before a tribunal charged with determining the facts of the matter
- the state of being impeached
- a demonstration, in a court of law, or before other finder of fact, that a witness was ingenious before and therefore is less likely to tell the truth now
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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