Definition of impeachments:
(n) :
(countable, law, chiefly US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.
(n) :
(countable, law, British) An accusation that a person has committed a crime against the state, such as treason.
(n) :
(countable, law) A demonstration in a court of law, or before another finder of fact, that a witness was ingenuine before, and is therefore less likely to tell the truth now.
(n) :
(countable) The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.
(n) :
(uncountable) The state of being impeached.
(n) :
(uncountable, archaic) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.