v. 1) to discredit the testimony of a witness by proving that he/...

To charge somebody, usually a government official, with serious misconduct. To cast somebody out of public office, for example a president or courtroom judge because of a serious crime o [..]

formerly also empeach, late 14c., "to impede, hinder, prevent," from Anglo-French empecher, Old French empeechier "to hinder, stop, impede; capture, trap, ensnare" (12c., Modern Fr [..]

1) To discredit, for example, to show that a witness is not believable -- perhaps because the witness made statements that are inconsistent with present testimony, or has a reputation for not being a [..]

To accuse of misconduct. Impeachment is the act of impeaching.

 to bring into question.

 impeachment.

[Anglo-French empecher, from Old French empeechier to hinder, from Late Latin impedicare to fetter, from Latin in- + pedica fetter, from ped- pes foot] 1 : to charge with a crime or misconduct ...

to present formal charges against an elected official (especially, President), accusing that person of misconduct in office.

(v) challenge the honesty or veracity of(v) charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office(v) bring an accusation against; level a charge against

To attack credibility of a witness. Also, to charge with a crime or misconduct, in particular, to charge a public official with a violation of the public trust. Also, to challenge the authenticity or accuracy of a document.

To accuse someone of misconduct. The Constitution grants the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment.

Evidence that tends to detract from the credibility of the witness.

  To impeach a witness is to introduce evidence intended to contradict testimony or to question his creditability.

to discredit the testimony of a witness by proving that he/she has not told the truth or has been inconsistent, by introducing contrary evidence, including statements made outside of the courtroom in [..]

A formal accusation by the Arizona House of Representatives that a public official committed misconduct in office.

To impeach a witness is to introduce evidence intended to contradict testimony or to question his creditability.

v. 1) to discredit the testimony of a witness by proving that he/she has not told the truth or has been inconsistent, by introducing contrary evidence, including statements made outside of the courtro [..]

to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office

v. 1) to discredit the testimony of a witness by proving that he/she has not told the truth or has been inconsistent, by introducing contrary evidence, including statements made outside of the courtro [..]

To hinder, impede, or prevent. * Sir J. Davies *: These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land. * Howell *: A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance. [..]