impeachment
/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ.mənt/ noun C1- The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.
- A demonstration in a court of law, or before another finder of fact, that a witness was ingenuine before, and is therefore less likely to tell the truth now.
- 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.
- The state of being impeached.
Plural impeachments
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