impeach
Meaning
- To hinder, impede, or prevent.
- To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
- 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.
Synonyms
Translations
incriminare
anklagen
suçlamak
accuser
acusar
beschuldigen
inculpar criminarFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
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