Thesaurus: impeach

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1. v. t. To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
2. v. t. 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 judgement of official misconduct; to arraign; as, to impeach a judge. See Impeachment.
3. v. t. Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.
4. v. t. To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
5. n. Hindrance; impeachment.
6. v. challenge the honesty or veracity of
7. v. charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
8. v. bring an accusation against; level a charge against
9. To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness,or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
10. v:100 v. challenge the honesty or veracity of v. charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office