impeachment in Portuguese
impeachment in Portuguese is destituição, impeachment, impugnação — impeachment means the formal process of charging a public official with serious misconduct.
impeachment in Portuguese
destituição
(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.
impeachment
(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.
impugnação
(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.
What does "impeachment" mean?
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noun The formal process of charging a public official with serious misconduct.
"In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries."
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noun A challenge to the credibility of a witness or testimony in court.
"The lawyer's cross-examination was a classic impeachment of the witness."
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impeachment in a sentence
- In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries.
- The impeachment proceedings lasted several weeks.
- The lawyer's cross-examination was a classic impeachment of the witness.
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What is "impeachment" in Portuguese?
"impeachment" in Portuguese is destituição, impeachment, impugnação. impeachment means: The formal process of charging a public official with serious misconduct.
How do you use "impeachment" in a sentence?
Example: "The impeachment proceedings lasted several weeks." In Portuguese, "impeachment" is destituição, impeachment, impugnação.
Are there other ways to say "impeachment" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "impeachment": destituição, impeachment, impugnação.
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