meaning of impeach

1. To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
2.
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.
Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach ones motives or conduct.
4.
To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
5.
Hindrance; impeachment.
6.
bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal ">abuse"


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