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impeach

/ɪmˈpiːtʃ/
verb
  1. To hinder, impede, or prevent.

  2. To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.

    "President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1999, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office."

  3. To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.

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