impeach

  • 31Impeach My Bush — Infobox Album | Name = Impeach My Bush Type = Album Artist = Peaches Released = 11 July, 2006 Genre = Electronica Label = Beggars XL Producer = Peaches, Micky Petralia, Greg Kurstin Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… …

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  • 32impeach — verb a) To hinder. b) To bring a legal proceeding against a public official, asserting that because he or she committed some offense, he or she should be removed from office …

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  • 33impeach — Synonyms and related words: accuse, allege, anathematize, anathemize, animadvert on, arraign, article, asperse, attack, belittle, blame, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book, call into question, call to account, cast aspersions on …

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  • 34impeach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. accuse, charge, indict, arraign; censure, cite, impute; try, court martial. See accusation, lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. criticize, charge, accuse, arraign, impugn, challenge, denounce, indict …

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  • 35impeach — im|peach [ımˈpi:tʃ] v [T] law [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: empeechier, from Late Latin impedicare to fasten the feet together , from Latin pedica fetter ] if a government official is impeached, they are formally charged with a serious… …

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  • 36impeach — im|peach [ ım pitʃ ] verb transitive to formally accuse a public official of a serious crime relating to their job …

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  • 37impeach — im·peach || ɪm pɪːtʃ v. accuse; formally charge with misconduct; cast doubt upon; remove from office …

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  • 38impeach — verb 1》 call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice). 2》 Brit. charge with treason or another crime against the state.     ↘chiefly US charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct. Derivatives impeachable adjective… …

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  • 39impeach — v. a. 1. Arraign, accuse, indict. 2. Arraign for malfeasance in office, accuse of maladministration. 3. Discredit, asperse, call in question, censure, denounce, disparage, criminate, impair, lessen …

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  • 40impeach — verb (T) law 1 to charge a public official with a serious crime, especially in the US: The House Judiciary Committee voted that President Nixon should be impeached. 2 to say that someone is guilty of a serious crime, especially a crime against… …

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