destitution — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deposition noun The formal removal of someone from a position of power or office.
- impeachment noun The formal process of charging a public official with serious misconduct.
- removal noun The act of taking something away or getting rid of it.
Senses
destitution is used for these senses in English:
- deposition The removal of someone 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.
- removal (Ireland) An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
deposition — full definition
- noun The formal removal of someone from a position of power or office.
- noun A formal, sworn statement of testimony given outside a courtroom, usually during legal proceedings.
- noun The natural process by which material such as sediment, snow, or frost settles or builds up somewhere.
impeachment — full definition
- noun The formal process of charging a public official with serious misconduct.
- noun A challenge to the credibility of a witness or testimony in court.