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impeach
/ɪmˈpiːtʃ/
verb
To hinder, impede, or prevent.
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."
To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
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