Impeachment
Definition of Impeachment
Im`peach´ment
n.
1.
The
act
of
impeaching
,
or
the
state
of
being
impeached
Willing
to
march
on
to
Calais
,
Without
impeachment
.
- Shak.
2.
A
calling
to
account
;
arraignment
;
especially
,
of
a
public
officer
for
maladministration
.
The
consequence
of
Coriolanus
'
impeachment
had
like
to
have
been
fatal
to
their
state
.
- Swift.
3.
A
calling
in
question
as
to
purity
of
motives
,
rectitude
of
conduct
,
credibility
,
etc
.;
accusation
;
reproach
;
as
,
an
impeachment
of
motives
.
Articles of impeachment
See
under
Article
.
Impeachment of waste
(Law)
restraint
from
,
or
accountability
for
,
injury
;
also
,
a
suit
for
damages
for
injury
.
- Abbott.
Related Words
impeach
,
instrument
,
legal
document
,
legal
instrument
,
official
document
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