To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse; especially to charge (a public officer), before a competent tribunal, with misbehavior in office; to cite before a tribunal for judgment of official misconduct; to arraign; as, to impeach a judge. See Impeachment.
Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.
To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
(1) The process of discrediting a witness (2) The process of removing a public official from office.
1) To charge a public official with crime or misdemeanor, or with misconduct in office. 2) To prove that a witness has a bad reputation for truth and veracity, and is therefore unworthy of belief. Glossary.
To accuse or charge a public official with wrongdoing. In legal proceedings, to raise questions about the truth of a witness's testimony.
to accuse a public official of misconduct in office
To impeach a witness is to introduce evidence intended to contradict testimony or to question his creditability.
to challenge the credibility of a witness or to challenge the accuracy or authenticity of a document.
challenge the honesty or credibility of; as of witnesses
charge with an offense or misdemeanor; "The public officials were impeached"
bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"
To discredit a person or thing, especially by showing that a witness is not telling the truth.
Attacking the credibility of a witness.
to discredit the truthfulness of a witness.
to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office
To attack credibility of a witness. Also, to charge with a crime or misconduct, in particular, to charge a public official with a violation of the public trust. Also, to challenge the authenticity or accuracy of a document.
To call into question the veracity of the witness by means of evidence offered for that purpose, or by otherwise showing that the witness's testimony should be called into question.
to formally charge a public official with criminal conduct in office
to charge a public official with bad behaviour in office, e.g. a legal process against an official in Parliament
(1) To discredit. To impeach a witness' credibility, for example, is to show that the witness is not believable. A witness may be impeached by showing that he has made statements that are inconsistent with his present testimony, or that he has a reputation for not being a truthful person. (2) The process of charging a public official, such as the President or a federal judge, with a crime or misconduct and removing the official from office.
A formal accusation by the Arizona House of Representatives that a public official committed misconduct in office.
Evidence which tends to detract from the credibility of the witness.