As verbs the difference between impeach and invalidate
is that
impeach is to hinder, impede, or prevent while
invalidate is to make invalid especially applied to contract law.
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
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invalidate English
Verb
( en-verb)
To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.
- The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.
Synonyms
* (l)
Antonyms
* (l)
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