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impeaching

verb

Meaning

  1. To hinder, impede, or prevent.
  2. To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
  3. To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
  4. To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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