IMPEACHMENTS
Noun
impeachments
plural of impeachment
Source: Wiktionary
IMPEACHMENT
Im*peach"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. empĂŞchement.]
Definition: The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached; as:
(a) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.]
Willing to march on to Calais, Without impeachment. Shak.
(b) A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public
officer for maladministration.
The consequence of Coriolanus' impeachment had like to have been
fatal to their state. Swift.
(c) A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of
conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment
of motives. Shak.
Note: In England, it is the privilege or right of the House of
Commons to impeach, and the right of the House of Lords to try and
determine impeachments. In the United States, it is the right of the
House of Representatives to impeach, and of the Senate to try and
determine impeachments. Articles of impeachment. See under Article.
– Impeachment of waste (Law), restraint from, or accountability
for, injury; also, a suit for damages for injury. Abbott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition