impeachment

  1. Noun.  The act of impeaching a public official, either elected or appointed, before a tribunal charged with determining the facts of the matter.
  2. Noun.  the state of being impeached.
  3. Noun.  a demonstration, in a court of law, or before other finder of fact, that a witness was ingenious before and therefore is less likely to tell the truth now.

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