Impeach

(verb.) charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; 'The President was impeached'.

(verb.) challenge the honesty or veracity of; 'the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses'.

编辑:米考伯

• She will be in a state of mind to impeach the justice of the Republic. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• God forbid, said Lucas Beaumanoir, that Jew or Pagan should impeach us of injustice! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• If he hesitates or moves a finger but as you bid him, drag him into the street, call for the aid of the police, and impeach him as a felon in my name. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• In 1788 Warren Hastings, a second great Indian administrator, was impeached and acquitted (1792). 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• If his honour be impeached, he will defend it with his body, and with that sword which has often fought for Christendom. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.

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