Impeachment /(?)/

Im·peach·ment

Impeachment

n.
  1. The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached [Obs.]
    Willing to march on to Calais, Without impeachment.
  2. A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer for maladministration.
    The consequence of Coriolanus' impeachment had like to have been fatal to their state.
  3. A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives.

Phrases & Compounds
Articles of impeachment
See under Article.
Impeachment of waste
restraint from, or accountability for, injury; also, a suit for damages for injury.