impeachable

adjective

Definition of impeachablenext
as in indictable

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Recent Examples of impeachable But the reality [is] Trump does an impeachable offense every week. — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 May 2026 And there was explicit conversation among founders about how violations of the Emoluments Clause constitute impeachable offenses. — Nik Popli, Time, 10 Apr. 2026 Trump’s threats, Murphy said Tuesday morning, constitute the promise of war crimes, are an impeachable offense and violate human morality. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026 In December, Ramirez sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee requesting an investigation into Noem’s potentially impeachable offenses. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026 Impeachment is a serious step that should be preceded by a thorough investigation of an impeachable offense. — David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeachable
  1. indictable
  2. punishable
  3. criminal
  4. chargeable
  5. reckless
  6. irresponsible
  7. unlawful
  8. foolish
Adjective
  • He was charged with abduction, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and committing an indictable offence whilst on bail, according to the outlets.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • They were detained on suspicion of sedition under the 2024 national security law and of dealing with assets known or believed to represent proceeds of indictable offense under a separate law.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Definition of indictable
Adjective
  • Jurors also have the option to find Clancy guilty of the lesser offenses of second-degree murder, which is punishable by a life sentence with the possibility of parole, or manslaughter, which carries a 20-year maximum sentence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • He is charged with official misconduct in the first degree, which is punishable by up to 12 months behind bars, if convicted, and unlawful access to a computer in the fourth degree, which carries a maximum sentence of 90 days.
    — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of punishable
Adjective
  • By the way, his freshman season ended with a 41-27 loss to Manning and Texas in the Citrus Bowl, playing for interim coach Biff Poggi after Sherrone Moore was fired amid criminal charges.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Jamaica’s petition is based on an 1833 law that made the committee the highest court for civil and criminal appeals in the British Empire.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • Domestic terrorism itself is not a chargeable offense.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Plus, chargeable devices like power banks and laptops should always remain with you in the cabin.
    — Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
Definition of chargeable
Adjective
  • The engineer abruptly resigned after refusing to contribute to a reckless corporate competition that could ultimately lead to uncontrollable AI.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • None were remotely reckless, and none prevented a promising attack, which are the usual triggers for cautions.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of reckless
Adjective
  • The same topics that would earn an adult novel praise as serious and important can be viewed as gratuitous or even irresponsible in Young Adult.
    — Rebecca Stafford, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Trump doubled down on that irresponsible strategy, and slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of irresponsible
Adjective
  • He is charged with official misconduct in the first degree, which is punishable by up to 12 months behind bars, if convicted, and unlawful access to a computer in the fourth degree, which carries a maximum sentence of 90 days.
    — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators accused him of obstruction of justice, unlawful contracting and, among other things, claiming $127,630 in expenses linked to fictitious missions and plane tickets for nearly a dozen trips.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of unlawful
Adjective
  • That game is too important, and holding someone back for a hypothetical Game 3 might be foolish regardless.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But Americans would be foolish to think that Washington is anywhere near solving this problem.
    — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of foolish

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