1) Discrediting challenge 2) French word used in English 3) Instrument 4) Legal document 5) Legal instrument 6) Official document 7) The act of impeaching
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Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal or civil punishment. ==Etymology and history== The word `impeachment` derives from Latin roots expressing the idea of becoming caught or ent.....
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[Norway] In Norway, impeachment, also known as the Constitutional Court of the Realm (Riksrett), is a judicial process with the power to convict Members of Parliament, Members of the Council of State and Supreme Court Justices for criminal acts performed in line of duty. Impeachment is based on the Constitution of Norway §§ 86 and 87. Par...
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• (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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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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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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It is the act of sueing, accusing or disputing. Normally the act of claiming that the witness is lying or that the statement is contradicting. It also refers to the act of charging the government official and removing him/her from duty for their public offence.
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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...
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(1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
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See: impeach
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[
n] - a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
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noun a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
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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 before the Senate, as in the case of President Andrew Johnson in 1868. Richard Nixon resigned the US presidency in 1974 when threatened by impeachment. P...
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a formal accusation in Congress or state legislature against a public official and the resulting trial.
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the impeaching of a public official before an appropriate tribunal. · (in Congress or a state legislature) the presentation of formal charges against a public official by the lower house, trial to be before the upper house. · demonstration that a witness is less worthy of belief. · the act of impeaching. · the state of being ...
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a formal document charging a public official with misconduct
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