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The answer lies somewhere in a murky area bounded by two definitions, one usually put forward by those who desire to impeach, the other by the defenders of those whose impeachment is being sought.

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  1. transitive verb To make an accusation against.
  2. transitive verb To charge (a public official) with improper conduct in office before a proper tribunal.
  3. transitive verb To challenge the validity of; try to discredit: impeach a witness's credibility.
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  • The answer lies somewhere in a murky area bounded by two definitions, one usually put forward by those who desire to impeach, the other by the defenders of those whose impeachment is being sought. —  A Special Supplement: Impeachment
  • COSTELLO: Livingston he urged a vote to impeach, and just as he was about to become House speaker, Larry Flynt accused him of infidelity, and Livingston resigned. —  CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2007
  • COSTELLO: Livingston urged a vote to impeach, and just as he was about to become House speaker, Larry Flynt accused him of infidelity and Livingston resigned. —  CNN Transcript Jul 11, 2007
  • Coming up, town meetings in one state produce new calls to impeach -- yes, impeach -- President Bush and Vice President Cheney. —  CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2007
  • Their latest plan -- impeach him. —  CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2008
 

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  1. Middle English empechen, to impede, accuse, from Anglo-Norman empecher, from Late Latin impedicāre, to entangle : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin pedica, fetter; see ped- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly also empeach, empeche; from Middle English empechen, empeshen (later impesh, q. v.), from Old French empescher, empeescher (Middle Latin reflex impechiare), French empêcher, hinder, stop, bar, apparently = Provencal empedegar, from Middle Latin impedicare, inpedicare, catch, entangle, literally fetter, from Latin in, in, + pedica, a fetter, from pe(d-)s, foot (see foot), but mixed in sense with Old French empacher = Provencal empaichar, empaitar, enpazar, empechar = Spanish empachar = Portuguese empachar, overload, = Italian impacciare, delay, apparently from Middle Latin as if *impactiare, from Latin impingere, past participle impactus, strike against, fasten upon, fasten: see impact, impinge. The same radical elements are involved in depeach, despatch, q. v. Hence, by variation, appeach, and, by apheresis of this, peach, q. v.
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