HyperDic: impeachment

English > 1 sense of the word *impeachment*:
NOUN	communication	impeachment	a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office

impeachment > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmpiy'chmahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *impeachment*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office.
Broader	legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument	(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Spanish	acusación, impeachment
Catalan	acusació, destitució, impeachment
Verbs	impeach	charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office