[{"word":"impeached","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To hinder, impede, or prevent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"President Clinton was impeached by the House in November 1999, but since the Senate acquitted him, he was not removed from office."},{"definition":"To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/impeach","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/impeached"]}]