impeach

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im·peach /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ verb [transitive] law  SCPGOACCUSEif a government official is impeached, they are formally charged with a serious crime in a special government court 弹劾〔政府官员〕 The governor was impeached for using state funds improperly. 州长因违规使用州政府资金而受到弹劾。 —impeachment noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table

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impeach• Guimaraes had emerged from near retirement to play a prominent public role in the process to impeach Collor.• Four Patriotic Accord deputies began immediate moves to impeach eight Supreme Court judges on the grounds of incompetence.• The governor was impeached for accepting bribes.• If Mr Wahid's response is unsatisfactory, parliament can call a special session to impeach him and demand his dismissal.• They will decide this week whether to impeach him.• And the nation cheered when the Supreme Court and the Senate voted last week to impeach him.• There he eavesdrops on his colleagues as they attempt to impeach him.• They're going to impeach him.• He tried to impeach Mr Premadasa, accusing the president of corruption.• Congress voted to impeach the President, but he resigned before any action was taken.Origin impeach (1300-1400) Old French empeechier, from Late Latin impedicare “to fasten the feet together”, from Latin pedica “fetter”

im·peach verbChineseSyllable  

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impeach
im‧peach /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ verb [transitive] lawif a government official is impeached, they are formally charged with a serious crime in a special government court:
    The governor was impeached for using state funds improperly.
—impeachment noun [uncountable and countable]

im·peachBrE /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they impeach BrE /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it impeaches BrE /ɪmˈpiːtʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈpiːtʃɪz/ 🔊past simple impeached BrE /ɪmˈpiːtʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈpiːtʃt/ 🔊past participle impeached BrE /ɪmˈpiːtʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈpiːtʃt/ 🔊 -ing form impeaching BrE /ɪmˈpiːtʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈpiːtʃɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (for sth) (of a court or other official body, especially in the US 尤指美国的法庭或其他官方机构) to charge an important public figure with a serious crime 控告（显要公职人员）犯重大罪行；弹劾~ sth (formal) to raise doubts about sth 怀疑 SYN question ◆to impeach sb's motives怀疑某人的动机▸ im·peach·ment BrE /ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable]