Look up: impeachment

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   impeachment
   [n] - a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
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   impeachment
   Judicial procedure by which government officials are accused of wrongdoing and brought to trial before a legislative body. In the USA the House of Representatives may impeach offenders to be tried...
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   impeachment
   ..a formal accusation...that commits the accused civil official for trial in the upper house. Category: Politics
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   Impeachment
   Im·peach'ment noun [ Confer French empêchement .] The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached ; as: (a) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction. [ Obsolete] « 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 Cori ...
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   impeachment
   noun a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
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   Impeachment
   In the constitutions of several countries, `impeachment` is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to remove a government official without that official's agreement. The second stage is called conviction. Impeachment is so rare that the term is often misunderstood. A typical misconception is to confuse it with involuntary removal from office; in fact, it is only the legal statement of charges, paralleling an indictm...
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   Impeachment
   • (n.) The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached • (n.) A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives. • (n.) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction. • (n.) A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer for...
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   impeachment
   in common law, a criminal proceeding instituted against a public official by a legislative body. In Great Britain the House of Commons serves as ... [13 related articles]
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   impeachment
   impeachment, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is sometimes applied also to the trial by the legislature that may follow. Impeachment developed in England, beginning in the 14th cent., as a m...
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