impeachment
The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.
Other meanings
A demonstration in a court of law, or before another finder of fact, that a witness was ingenuine before, and is therefore less likely to tell the truth now.
An accusation that a person has committed a crime against the state, such as treason.
Related words
- impeachmentworthy
- nonimpeachment
- impeachment-worthy
Word history
From Middle English "empechement".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “impeachment” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.