English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
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
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
Impeach (motion) — Impeach Class Incidental main Requires second? Yes Debatable? Yes May be reconsidered? A decision or finding favorable to accused may not be reconsidered, but an unfavorable decision can be reconsidered. Amendable? Yes The motion to impeach is… … Wikipedia
Impeach — Im*peach , n. Hindrance; impeachment. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impeach falsely — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impeach unfairly — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impeach unjustly — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impeach — UK US /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ verb [T] LAW, GOVERNMENT ► especially in the US, to formally accuse a public official of a serious offence in connection with their job: »He was suspended and later impeached amid a $60 million financial scandal. impeachable… … Financial and business terms
impeach — (v.) late 14c., to impede, hinder, prevent, from Anglo Fr. empecher, O.Fr. empeechier hinder (12c., Mod.Fr. empêcher), from L.L. impedicare to fetter, catch, entangle, from from assimilated form of in into, in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + L. pedica… … Etymology dictionary
impeach — indict, incriminate, *accuse, charge, arraign Analogous words: condemn, denounce, blame, censure (see CRITICIZE): try, test, *prove Contrasted words: *exculpate, vindicate, exonerate, acquit, absolve … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impeach — in BrE means ‘to charge with a crime against the State, especially treason’, and in AmE means ‘to charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct’. It does not mean ‘to dismiss from office’ in either variety … Modern English usage
