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Oust vs Impeach - What's the difference?

oust | impeach |

As verbs the difference between oust and impeach

is that oust is to expel; to remove while impeach is to hinder, impede, or prevent.

oust

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To expel; to remove.
    • The protesters became so noisy that they were finally ousted from the meeting.

    Synonyms

    * banish, dismiss, eject, exclude, reject

    Antonyms

    * accept, harbor, shelter

    Derived terms

    * oustee * ouster

    Anagrams

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    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