Impeach Meaning
/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo hinder, impede, or prevent.
verbTo bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
Sentence Examples
Many people wanted to impeach President Nixon.
You guys in America can impeach your president too.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The congressional committee voted to ____ the president for high crimes and misdemeanors.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The legislature voted to ____ the high-ranking official for serious misconduct in office.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land."
— 1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued:
"I was afraid the same defluxion of Salt Rheum which fell from my Temples into my Throat in Oxford, and distilling upon the Uvula, impeached my Utterance a little to this Day"
— 1655, James Howell, “To my Father”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The congressional committee voted to ____ the president for high crimes and misdemeanors.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The legislature voted to ____ the high-ranking official for serious misconduct in office.