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impeach verb

  /ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/
  • To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
 anklagen, die Glaubwürdigkeit anzweifeln
  • (legal) To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.
 die Glaubwürdigkeit anzweifeln
  • To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
 in Verruf bringen, schlechtmachen, verhindern

impeachment noun

  /ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ.mənt/
  • (countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.
 Amtsenthebungsverfahren, Amtsenthebung, Impeachment
  • (countable) The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.
 Abqualifizierung, Diskreditierung, Herabwürdigung, Infragestellen, Infragestellung
  • (countable, law, Britain) An accusation that a person has committed a crime against the state, such as treason.
 Anklage wegen Landesverrats, Anklage wegen eines Staatsschutzdelikts, Beschuldigung des Landesverrats
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