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• impeach — im·peach /im pēch/ vt [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; specif: to charge (a public… …   Law dictionary

• Witness impeachment — Witness impeachment, in the law of evidence, is the process of calling into question the credibility of an individual who is testifying in a trial. There are a number of ways that a witness may properly be impeached, and several ways that,… …   Wikipedia

• impeach — im•peach [[t]ɪmˈpitʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) gov to accuse (a public official) of misconduct in office by bringing charges before an appropriate tribunal 2) law to challenge the credibility of: to impeach a witness[/ex] 3) to bring an accusation against 4) …   From formal English to slang

• impeach — To accuse; to charge a liability upon; to sue. To dispute, disparage, deny, or contradict; as, to impeach a judgment or decree, or impeach a witness; or as used in the rule that a jury cannot impeach their verdict . To proceed against a public… …   Black's law dictionary

• impeach — To accuse; to charge a liability upon; to sue. To dispute, disparage, deny, or contradict; as, to impeach a judgment or decree, or impeach a witness; or as used in the rule that a jury cannot impeach their verdict . To proceed against a public… …   Black's law dictionary

• impeach — impeacher, n. /im peech /, v.t. 1. to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office. 2. Chiefly Law. to challenge the credibility of: to impeach a witness. 3. to bring an accusation against. 4. to call in… …   Universalium

• impeach — /ɪmˈpitʃ / (say im peech) verb (t) 1. to challenge the credibility of: to impeach a witness. 2. to call (a person, especially an elected official) before a competent tribunal to answer an accusation in respect of treason or some other grave… …  

• Impeach — Im*peach , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeaching}.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, F. emp[^e]cher, L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im in + pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and {Appeach},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Witness — For other uses, see Witness (disambiguation). Evidence …   Wikipedia

• impeach — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English empechen, from Anglo French empecher, enpechier to ensnare, impede, prosecute, from Late Latin impedicare to fetter, from Latin in + pedica fetter, from ped , pes foot more at foot Date: 14th century 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Movement to impeach George W. Bush — The movement to impeach George W. Bush is a series of actions and commentary within the public and private spheres voicing support for the impeachment of United States President George W. Bush. The phrase is also used in a broader sense to refer… …   Wikipedia