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adjective

Definition of impeachednext
as in accused

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impeached

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verb

past tense of impeach
1
as in indicted
to make a claim of wrongdoing against the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission

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2
as in challenged
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of questionable methodology that should cause us to impeach the findings of this survey on obesity

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  1. accused
  2. challenged
  3. indicted
  4. questioned
  5. prosecuted
  6. disputed
  7. contested
  8. culpable
Verb
  • In September, Tapia and the union publicly accused Corpus and Aenlle of many of the same claims in the report.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.
    Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of accused
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  • From a relationship standpoint, Financial Services marketers will be challenged to build trust with younger buyers according to the panelists.
    Stephen Diorio, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As the job market and our workplace rapidly evolve, driven by technological advancement, employees are challenged significantly by a shift in roles and responsibilities.
    Santhosh Vijayabaskar, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of challenged
Verb
  • Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • David McKnight, 39, was indicted in the same federal court on nine counts of deprivation of rights and one count of destroying records.
    Austin Mullen, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of indicted
Verb
  • The elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Confronted by a society that rejected her because of her appearance, Julia questioned her existence and was even studied by Charles Darwin.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of questioned
Verb
  • Andres Perez, who prosecuted the case for Marin County.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Soon, the Menendez brothers’ case would continue to play out amid another high-profile murder case prosecuted by the same DA’s office.
    Kim Kardashian, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of prosecuted
Verb
  • Collectives disputed internally or withered out of inactivity.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Biden administration disputed the allegations in the suit.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of disputed
Verb
  • Control of the Black Sea’s near waters has been contested throughout the centuries and has played a role in the current Russian-Ukraine war.
    Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Each of the platforms has contested the SEC’s allegations, stipulating that tokens marketed and sold on their platforms don’t quality as securities that should be registered with the agency.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of contested
Adjective
  • In Scotland, helping someone to die could lead to prosecution for culpable homicide.
    Harriet Marsden, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The industry may be culpable for direct indicators of global warming, but not these indirect killer extremes.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of culpable
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