impeach
verb (used with object)
to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office.
impeaching
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present participleof impeach.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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From resisting foreign invasions during the monarchy to championing pro-democracy movements and impeaching scandal-ridden President Park Geun-hye in 2017, vigilant citizens have held politicians accountable and strengthened the nation’s political system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
Mr. McCarthy has not previously referred in public to impeaching Mr. Biden.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
How would impeaching a Supreme Court justice actually work?
From Slate ● May 8, 2023
For decades after, Congress reconvened only intermittently to take pressing post-election actions, like censuring Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 and impeaching President Bill Clinton in 1998, or to resolve particular legislative debates.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Supreme Court has long required that the prosecution disclose to the defendant anything that is exculpatory or that may be helpful to the defendant in impeaching a witness.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
