Impeaching
/ɪmˈpiːtʃɪŋ/
Definitions
- (v.) Present participle of impeach, meaning to charge a public official with misconduct.
The committee is impeaching the governor for corruption.
Forms
- impeach
- impeached
- impeaches
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Commentary
As a present participle form, impeaching is used in continuous or progressive verb forms relating to the act of formally charging a government official.
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