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Arraignment vs Impeached - What's the difference?

arraignment | impeached |

As a noun arraignment

is (legal) the formal charging of a defendant with an offense.

As a verb impeached is

(impeach).

arraignment

English

Noun

(wikipedia arraignment) (en noun)
  • (legal) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense.

    • impeached

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (impeach)

    • impeach

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To hinder, impede, or prevent.
  • * Sir J. Davies
    • These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land.
  • * Howell
    • A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance.
  • To bring a legal proceeding against a public official, asserting that because he or she committed some offense, he or she should be removed from office.
  • * President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1999, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office.
  • To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
  • (legal) To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.

    • Derived terms

    * impeachment