0 present participle of impeach
1 to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US:
The diversity of religious experiences is often taken as evidence impeaching religious truth claims and their epistemological validity.
Any crime among the poor is paraded and magnified, but the character of the wealthy and official class is treated as sacrosanct and any word impeaching it is rigorously suppressed.
This is sometimes deemed permissible because it is a means of impeaching the witness.
Support also increased for impeaching the governor and removing him from office.
Smith then dissolved the governing council, which responded by impeaching him.
Cao went as far as trying to bribe the assembly into impeaching him.
Jencks moved for production of these reports in court for inspection by the judge with a view to their possible use by the petitioner in impeaching such testimony.
If the person chooses to testify in court as a witness, any such statement may be used in cross-examination and for the purpose of impeaching his credit.
