impeachment

1. (countable)The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.

2. The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.

   (countable)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.

3. (UK, countable)An accusation that a person has committed a crime against the state, such as treason.

   Anklage wegen Landesverrats, Beschuldigung des Landesverrats, Anklage wegen eines Staatsschutzdelikts

4. (US, countable)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.

   Amtsenthebung, Amtsenthebungsverfahren, Impeachment

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   a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office

5. (uncountable)The state of being impeached.

6. (archaic, uncountable)Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.

1. The impeachment processes have begun.

   Розпочався процес імпічменту.

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2. The president is threatened by impeachment.

   ruПрезиденту грозит импичмент.

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3. The president is in danger of impeachment.

   ruПрезиденту грозит импичмент.

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4. We must start the impeachment process as soon as possible, if there's any hope of it succeeding.

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5. I call for the impeachment of the President of the United States of America.

   deIch fordere die Amtsenthebung des Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika.

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