impeachment

noun

Definition of impeachmentnext
as in arraignment

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Recent Examples of impeachment The meeting would be only the second impeachment proceeding in the city’s history. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 This is what the impeachment process was designed for, to remove public officials abdicating their responsibilities. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 Conservative podcaster Alex Jones called for President Donald Trump‘s impeachment over the war in Iran and looming threat of a draft for the war. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026 The Western Cape High Court judgment on Friday does not stop the impeachment committee from doing other preparatory work for the pending proceedings. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa secured a reprieve after a court decision on Friday temporarily halted a parliamentary impeachment probe into the leader of Africa’s biggest economy. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 24 July 2026 The scandal led to Clinton's impeachment in December 1998 on the grounds of perjury to a grand jury and obstruction of justice. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 In July 2025, the National Museum of American History removed references to Trump from an exhibit on presidential impeachment but later restored them, though with some slight changes to the text. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Sara Duterte, vice president of the Philippines, has appeared in court to face impeachment proceedings in a trial that has brought long-standing political tensions to a head. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeachment
  1. arraignment
  2. condemnation
  3. censure
  4. denunciation
Noun
  • Alsaidi's arraignment hearing on the federal charges has not yet been scheduled.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He was released without bail after pleading not guilty at his arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court Thursday.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of arraignment
Noun
  • These measures attracted widespread international condemnation, with several countries and the United Nations criticizing the Taliban’s treatment of women.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Settlers have surrounded three Palestinian houses for more than a week, trapping families inside as Israeli troops declare a closed military zone and Washington issues an unusually sharp condemnation.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemnation
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  • While that censure failed, the recall effort is still pending.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Whether Tlaib is motivated by animus toward Moskowitz and Wasserman Schultz for their censure votes and condemnations of her rhetoric, or by support for their progressive opponents Larkin and Manley — or a combination — is unknown.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of censure
Noun
  • Iran launched a drone attack against Azerbaijan early in the war, triggering harsh denunciations and speculation that Azerbaijan could enter the war.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The truth is that, despite the 2019 Business Roundtable denunciation of MSV, the pendulum never fully swung away from MSV.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of denunciation

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