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Nov 30, 2009
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im•peach



Pronunciation: (im-pēch'), [key]
—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 question; cast an imputation upon: to impeach a person's motives.
5. to call to account.

—n.
Obs.impeachment.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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