Amtsenthebung — 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.
- ouster noun A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
Senses
Amtsenthebung 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.
- ouster (now, _, chiefly, _, US) The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.
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.