Impeachment vs Indictment - What's the difference?
impeachment | indictment |
The act of impeaching a public official, either elected or appointed, before a tribunal charged with determining the facts of the matter
the state of being impeached
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
(obsolete) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.
* Shakespeare
(legal) An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
(legal) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned.
(countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation.
As nouns the difference between impeachment and indictment
is that impeachment is the act of impeaching a public official, either elected or appointed, before a tribunal charged with determining the facts of the matter while indictment is (legal) an official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.impeachment
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Alternative forms
* empeachment (obsolete)Noun
(wikipedia impeachment) (en noun)- Willing to march on to Calais, / Without impeachment .