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Meaning:

Noun:

  • a demonstration, in a court of law, or before other finder of fact, that a witness was ingenious before and therefore is less likely to tell the truth now
  • The act of impeaching a public official, either elected or appointed, before a tribunal charged with determining the facts of the matter
  • the state of being impeached

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