impeach 音标拼音: [ɪmp'itʃ]
vt . 存疑,归咎,怀疑,检举,弹劾
存疑,归咎,怀疑,检举,弹劾
impeach v 1 :
challenge the honesty or veracity of ; "
the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses "
2 :
charge (
a public official )
with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office ; "
The President was impeached "
3 :
bring an accusation against ;
level a charge against ; "
The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse " [
synonym : {
accuse },
{
impeach }, {
incriminate }, {
criminate }]
Impeach \
Im *
peach "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Impeached };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Impeaching }.] [
OE .
empeechier to prevent ,
hinder ,
bar ,
F .
emp [^
e ]
cher ,
L .
impedicare to entangle ;
pref .
im -
in pedica fetter ,
fr .
pes ,
pedis ,
foot .
See {
Foot },
and {
Appeach }, {
Dispatch }, {
Impede }.]
1 .
To hinder ;
to impede ;
to prevent . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land . --
Sir J .
Davies .
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A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance .
--
Howell .
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2 .
To charge with a crime or misdemeanor ;
to accuse ;
especially to charge (
a public officer ),
before a competent tribunal ,
with misbehavior in office ;
to cite before a tribunal for judgment of official misconduct ;
to arraign ;
as ,
to impeach a judge .
See {
Impeachment }.
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Hence ,
to charge with impropriety ;
to dishonor ;
to bring discredit on ;
to call in question ;
as ,
to impeach one '
s motives or conduct .
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1913 Webster ]
And doth impeach the freedom of the state . --
Shak .
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4 . (
Law )
To challenge or discredit the credibility of ,
as of a witness ,
or the validity of ,
as of commercial paper .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
When used in law with reference to a witness ,
the term signifies ,
to discredit ,
to show or prove unreliable or unworthy of belief ;
when used in reference to the credit of witness ,
the term denotes ,
to impair ,
to lessen ,
to disparage ,
to destroy .
The credit of a witness may be impeached by showing that he has made statements out of court contradictory to what he swears at the trial ,
or by showing that his reputation for veracity is bad ,
etc .
Syn :
To accuse ;
arraign ;
censure ;
criminate ;
indict ;
impair ;
disparage ;
discredit .
See {
Accuse }.
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Impeach \
Im *
peach "\,
n .
Hindrance ;
impeachment . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
80 Moby Thesaurus words for "
impeach ":
accuse ,
allege ,
anathematize ,
anathemize ,
animadvert on ,
arraign ,
article ,
asperse ,
attack ,
belittle ,
blame ,
book ,
bring accusation ,
bring charges ,
bring to book ,
call into question ,
call to account ,
cast aspersions on ,
cast blame upon ,
cast reflection upon ,
censure ,
challenge ,
charge ,
cite ,
complain ,
complain against ,
condemn ,
criminate ,
cry down ,
cry out against ,
cry out on ,
cry shame upon ,
damn ,
declaim ,
decry ,
denounce ,
denunciate ,
deprecate ,
discredit ,
disparage ,
fasten on ,
fasten upon ,
file a claim ,
finger ,
fulminate against ,
hang something on ,
have up ,
implicate ,
imply ,
impugn ,
impute ,
incriminate ,
inculpate ,
indict ,
inform against ,
inform on ,
insinuate ,
inveigh against ,
lay charges ,
lodge a complaint ,
lodge a plaint ,
malign ,
pin on ,
prefer charges ,
press charges ,
pull up ,
put on report ,
reflect upon ,
report ,
reprehend ,
reproach ,
reprobate ,
shake up ,
slander ,
take to task ,
task ,
taunt with ,
tax ,
twit ,
vilify
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IMPEACH Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster How federal impeachment works - USAGov