1. impeachment - Legal Dictionary - The Free Dictionary

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   The roots of impeachment date to ancient Athens. Its place in the U.S. Constitution was secured by the influence of English Common Law on the Framers of the ...
   
   Impeachment
   

   A process that is used to charge, try, and remove public officials for misconduct while in office.

   
   

   Impeachment is a fundamental constitutional power belonging to Congress. This safeguard against corruption can be initiated against federal officeholders from the lowest cabinet member, all the way up to the president and the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.