impeach

  • 11impeach — v. (D; tr.) to impeach for (to impeach smb. for taking bribes) * * * [ɪm piːtʃ] (D; tr.) to impeach for (to impeach smb. for taking bribes) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12impeach — im•peach [[t]ɪmˈpitʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) gov to accuse (a public official) of misconduct in office by bringing charges before an appropriate tribunal 2) law to challenge the credibility of: to impeach a witness[/ex] 3) to bring an accusation against 4) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13impeach — [14] Impeach has nothing to do with peaches. In fact it is closely related to impede, and indeed originally meant ‘impede’ in English. Both verbs comes ultimately from Latin pēs ‘foot’. Impede [17] goes back to Latin impedīre, a compound verb… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 14impeach — To accuse; to charge a liability upon; to sue. To dispute, disparage, deny, or contradict; as, to impeach a judgment or decree, or impeach a witness; or as used in the rule that a jury cannot impeach their verdict . To proceed against a public… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 15impeach — To accuse; to charge a liability upon; to sue. To dispute, disparage, deny, or contradict; as, to impeach a judgment or decree, or impeach a witness; or as used in the rule that a jury cannot impeach their verdict . To proceed against a public… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 16impeach — [14] Impeach has nothing to do with peaches. In fact it is closely related to impede, and indeed originally meant ‘impede’ in English. Both verbs comes ultimately from Latin pēs ‘foot’. Impede [17] goes back to Latin impedīre, a compound verb… …

    Word origins

  • 17impeach — impeacher, n. /im peech /, v.t. 1. to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office. 2. Chiefly Law. to challenge the credibility of: to impeach a witness. 3. to bring an accusation against. 4. to call in… …

    Universalium

  • 18impeach — This word means to accuse (especially an official), to bring charges against, to challenge the credibility of someone, to call to account. Impeach comes from a Latin term meaning to trap, and, contrary to widespread opinion, does not mean to… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 19impeach — UK [ɪmˈpiːtʃ] / US [ɪmˈpɪtʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms impeach : present tense I/you/we/they impeach he/she/it impeaches present participle impeaching past tense impeached past participle impeached to formally accuse a public official of a… …

    English dictionary

  • 20impeach — /ɪmˈpitʃ / (say im peech) verb (t) 1. to challenge the credibility of: to impeach a witness. 2. to call (a person, especially an elected official) before a competent tribunal to answer an accusation in respect of treason or some other grave… …