impeachment

noun

Definition of impeachmentnext
as in arraignment

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Recent Examples of impeachment The ruling only addressed criminal liability and did not curtail Congress’ constitutional authority to investigate presidential conduct, control federal spending, enact statutory restrictions and, in serious cases, pursue impeachment. — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 An attempt to cover it all up blew back on the White House and forced Nixon to resign on the brink of impeachment in August of 1974 – just three months before the midterm for his second term. — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 Democrats have targeted Paxton, who is benefiting from millions in outside spending, over corruption claims and his impeachment by the Texas Legislature, though he was later acquitted. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 Espinosa later survived an impeachment attempt over the scandal when the four commissioner members deadlocked. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Should impeachment be a focus of a potentially incoming Democratic House? — Cameron Peters, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026 The impeachment question Ahead of the election, Republicans have warned about the consequences of Democrats taking over one or both chambers of Congress. — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Paxton has faced scrutiny during the campaign for his accumulation of wealth, his past legal troubles, allegations of infidelity, dealings in the attorney general’s office and his 2023 impeachment. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026 Cruz hasn’t shied from the attorney general during his lowest points and defended Paxton during the attorney general’s 2023 impeachment in the Texas House. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeachment
  1. arraignment
  2. condemnation
  3. censure
  4. denunciation
Noun
  • Attorney Keith White, who is representing Irvine's family, said after the arraignment that the family has not been allowed to see surveillance video that police described in an affidavit detailing the alleged incident.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Braden Peters at his arraignment on October 22, 2026 in Orleans, Massachusetts.
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of arraignment
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  • The Johnson County pastor and the former rural doctor traded condemnations, repeatedly turning policy questions into opportunities to cast doubt on each other’s character and fitness for office.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Under Ben-Gvir, Israeli police have increasingly allowed Jews to pray at the site, a deliberate provocation to the Arab world, drawing condemnation from Palestinian and Jordanian authorities.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of condemnation
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  • Israel might face its ultimate fear—losing the United States’s veto at the UN Security Council, which has protected its occupation since 1967 from international censure, even under critical Democratic presidents like Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.
    — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Football—besides being one of our more ubiquitous and unrestrained national entertainments—has also become one of the rare arenas in American life where highly specialized language can flourish without censure.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of censure
Noun
  • For protesters, that record sits uneasily besides the prime minister’s denunciation of violence against women.
    — Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The frontrunner is Marine Le Pen, who has worked for years to make her far-right party, the National Rally, more electable while campaigning on immigration, crime, and denunciation of an out-of-touch political class.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of denunciation

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