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what is meant by impeachment​

Answer 1

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noun. the impeaching of a public official before an appropriate tribunal. (in Congress or a state legislature) the presentation of formal charges against a public official by the lower house, trial to be before the upper house. ... the act of impeaching. the state of being impeached.

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Answer 2

Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body levels charges against a government official. Impeachment does not in itself remove the official definitively from office; it is similar to an indictment in criminal law, and thus it is essentially the statement of charges against the official.