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impeached

/ɪmˈpiːtʃt/ /m̩ˈpiːtʃt/

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verb

Impedir, obstaculizar

To hinder, impede, or prevent.

Examples :

"The fallen tree branch impeached our progress on the hiking trail. "

La rama del árbol caído impidió nuestro progreso en el sendero de senderismo.

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verb

Acusar, procesar

To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.

Examples :

"President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1999, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office."

El presidente Clinton fue procesado por la Cámara de Representantes en noviembre de 1999, pero como el Senado lo absolvió, no fue destituido de su cargo.

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verb

Acusar, destituir

To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.

Examples :

"The politician was impeached for accepting illegal campaign donations. "

El político fue destituido por aceptar donaciones ilegales para la campaña.

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verb

Impugnar, refutar

To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.

Examples :

"The lawyer impeached the witness by showing the jury that her statement in court about seeing a red car contradicted her earlier deposition where she said the car was blue. "

El abogado impugnó al testigo al mostrar al jurado que su declaración en el tribunal sobre haber visto un coche rojo contradecía su declaración anterior donde dijo que el coche era azul.

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