impeach

Verb

Verb Forms: impeached, impeaching, impeaches

• To charge a public official with misconduct; to call into question.
• challenge the honesty or veracity of
  • "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"
• charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
  • "The President was impeached"
• bring an accusation against; level a charge against
• To hinder, impede, or prevent.
• To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
• To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
• To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.

Examples

• His opponent tried to impeach his play, claiming ’QINT’ wasn’t a real word, but it was.
• President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1998, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office.

Synonyms

accuse, criminate, incriminate