impeach

impeach
transitive verb
1) (call in question) infrage stellen
2) (Law) anklagen (of Gen., wegen)
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[im'pi: ]
verb
(to accuse of a crime, especially to accuse a person who works for the government of a crime against the State.) (wegen Hochverrat) anklagen
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im·peach
[ɪmˈpi:tʃ]
vt
1. POL, LAW (charge)
▪ to \impeach sb for sth jdn wegen einer S. gen anklagen
to \impeach an official/the president einen Amtsträger/den Präsidenten wegen eines Amtsvergehens anklagen
2. (call into question)
▪ to \impeach sth etw anzweifeln [o infrage stellen]
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[ɪm'piːtʃ]
vt
1) (JUR: accuse) public official (eines Amtsvergehens) anklagen; (US) president ein Amtsenthebungsverfahren or Impeachment einleiten gegen

to impeach sb for sth — jdn wegen einer Sache anklagen

to impeach sb for doing sth — jdn anklagen, etw getan zu haben

2) (= challenge) sb's character, motives infrage or in Frage stellen, anzweifeln; witness's testimony also anfechten

to impeach a witness — die Glaubwürdigkeit eines Zeugen anzweifeln or anfechten

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impeach [ımˈpiːtʃ] v/t
1. JUR jemanden anklagen (for, of, with gen):
impeach sb for doing sth jemanden anklagen, etwas getan zu haben
2. JUR US gegen einen hohen Staatsbeamten, besonders gegen den Präsidenten ein Amtsenthebungsverfahren einleiten
3. JUR anfechten:
impeach a document die Gültigkeit eines Schriftstücks anfechten oder in Zweifel ziehen oder bestreiten;
impeach a witness US die Glaubwürdigkeit eines Zeugen anzweifeln
4. etwas infrage stellen, in Zweifel ziehen
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transitive verb
1) (call in question) infrage stellen
2) (Law) anklagen (of Gen., wegen)
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v.
anklagen v.

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