To bring a legal proceeding against a public official, asserting that because he or she committed some offense, he or she should be removed from office
If a court or a group in authority impeaches a president or other senior official, it charges them with committing a crime which makes them unfit for office. an opposition move to impeach the President. if a government official is impeached, they are formally charged with a serious crime in a special government court (empeechier, from impedicare , from pedica )
To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse; especially to charge (a public officer), before a competent tribunal, with misbehavior in office; to cite before a tribunal for judgment of official misconduct; to arraign; as, to impeach a judge
[ im-'pEch ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English empechen, from Middle French empeechier to hinder, from Late Latin impedicare to fetter, from Latin in- + pedica fetter, from ped-, pes foot; more at FOOT.