impeach[verb]Synonyms: charge, accuse, arraign, indict
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
im‧peach /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/
verb [transitive] law[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: empeechier, from Late Latin impedicare 'to fasten the feet together', from Latin pedica 'fetter']
if 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] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲