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What does impeachment mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of impeaching a public official, either elected or appointed, before a tribunal charged with determining the facts of the matter.
  2. The state of being impeached.
  3. A demonstration in a court of law, or before another finder of fact, that a witness was ingenuine before, and therefore, is less likely to tell the truth now.
  4. (archaic) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.
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The impeachment process would take more than a year, I'm sure, with the neocons clinging like rabid bulldogs to the seat of power.
Or was his presidency just a series of transient, small-bore initiatives overshadowed by his impeachment?
What were the most salient features of the impeachment crisis and its most important political lessons?
He is already facing impeachment over claims that he misused public money and abused his office since coming to power a year ago.
The president's substantial majority in the legislature ensured that any impeachment motion would fail.
In practical terms, an impeachment would mean he could not serve in any other federal elective or appointive office.

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