The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached; as:
Hindrance; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.] Willing to march on to Calais, Without impeachment. Shak.
A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer for maladministration. The consequence of Coriolanus' impeachment had like to have been fatal to their state. Swift.
A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives. Shak.
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