what does the word IMPEACH mean?

Answer 1

Impeachment is the equivalent of a grand jury indictment. All it means is that there is enough evidence to bring to court.

In the federal government, impeachment occurs in the U.S. House of Representatives. It take a simple majority to impeach a federal officer. If an officer is impeached, they then stand trial in the U.S. Senate, where it takes a 2/3 majority to convict. If convicted, then they are removed from office, and can possibly face criminal charges.

In the history of the United States, there have only been 17 impeachments: 13 federal judges (including one Supreme Court justice), 1 Senator, 1 Cabinet member, and 2 Presidents.

And yes, Bill Clinton was impeached. He was then acquitted by the Senate. The other President to be impeached was Andrew Johnson in 1868, and he too was acquitted by the Senate.

Answer 2

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1. A. To make an accusation against. B. To charge (a public official) with improper conduct in office before a proper tribunal. 2. To challenge the validity of; try to discredit: impeach a witness's credibility. Usage Note: When an irate citizen demands that a disfavored public official be impeached, the citizen clearly intends for the official to be removed from office. This popular use of impeach as a synonym of “throw out” (even if by due process) does not accord with the legal meaning of the word. As recent history has shown, when a public official is impeached, that is, formally accused of wrongdoing, this is only the start of what can be a lengthy process that may or may not lead to the official's removal from office. In strict usage, an official is impeached (accused), tried, and then convicted or acquitted. The vaguer use of impeach reflects disgruntled citizens' indifference to whether the official is forced from office by legal means or chooses to resign to avoid further disgrace. Word History: Nothing hobbles a President so much as impeachment, and there is an etymological as well as a procedural reason for this. The word impeach can be traced back through Anglo-Norman empecher to Late Latin impedicre, “to catch, entangle,” from Latin pedica, “fetter for the ankle, snare.” Thus we find that Middle English empechen, the ancestor of our word, means such things as “to cause to get stuck fast,” “hinder or impede,” “interfere with,” and “criticize unfavorably.” A legal sense of empechen is first recorded in 1384. This sense, which had previously developed in Old French, was “to accuse, bring charges against.”

Answer 3

"In the federal government, impeachment occurs in the U.S. House of Representatives. It take a simple majority to impeach a federal officer. If an officer is impeached, they then stand trial in the U.S. Senate, where it takes a 2/3 majority to convict. If convicted, then they are removed from office, and can possibly face criminal charges."


In both presidential impeachments, neither of the presidents were removed from office. Why is everyone on Facebook talking about impeaching the president when they know full well that that will never happen?

Answer 4

Contrary to popular belief, impeachment is NOT removal of a president from office. It is bringing the president up on criminal or Constitutional charges, similar to an indictment in criminal court.

Answer 5

Hello,

Here is the dictionary def:

Main Entry: 1im·peach

Pronunciation: im-'pEch

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English empechen, from Anglo-French empecher, enpechier to ensnare, impede, prosecute, from Late Latin impedicare to fetter, from Latin in- + pedica fetter, from ped-, pes foot -- more at FOOT

1 a : to bring an accusation against b : to charge with a crime or misdemeanor; specifically : to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office c : to remove from office especially for misconduct

2 : to cast doubt on; especially : to challenge the credibility or validity of
- im·peach·able /-'pE-ch&-b&l/ adjective
- im·peach·ment /-'pEch-m&nt/ noun
for more information on "impeach"

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Answer 6

to impeach someone is to take away their authority and make them step down from office.

and i'm glad clinton was not impeached, he only did what almost every other american do. only difference was he got caught. if we should have impeached clinton than we most definately ought to impeach almost every member in congress and some past presidents too. how about impeaching bush for all the lies he told to get us into the mess we're in right now. or impeach him for ignoring the blacks after Katrina. or impeach him for stepping beyond his powers as a president.

Answer 7

It amounts to censuring a person in authority such as the President!

Answer 8

To make them leave office. (Like the Bill Clinton Scandal)

Answer 9

To vote out of office such as Clinton should have been.

Answer 10

Sending an instant message to a beach!! lol.