1. Charge (a public official) with an offence or misdemeanour committed while in office
   "The President was impeached"
    
2. Bring an accusation against; level a charge against
   "They moved to impeach the corrupt official";
   - accuse, incriminate, criminate
    
3. Challenge the honesty or veracity of
   "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

Derived forms: impeached, impeaches, impeaching

Type of: accuse, challenge, charge, file, lodge

Encyclopedia: Impeach