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Accusing of misconduct
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impeaching
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of impeach English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
Usage examples of impeaching.
The ad hominem fallacy consists of attempting to refute an argument by impeaching the character of its proponent.
Until the Galileo affair he had been a private secretary to the pope, a prestigious position, but the limited amount of damage Borja had been able to do had included impeaching the man away from direct papal service.
For example, in the Watergate case, the House Judiciary Committee voted against impeaching President Nixon for alleged income tax evasion because it had nothing to do with his performance in office.