impeach

/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/

impeach means to hinder, impede, or prevent.

impeach is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/.

Etymology

From Middle English empechen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman empecher, from Old French empeechier (“to hinder”), from Latin impedicāre (“to fetter”). Cognate with French empêcher (“to prevent”).

verb

To hinder, impede, or prevent.e.g.“These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land.” — 1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued:
To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.e.g.“President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1998, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office.”
To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.

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