Impeachment

n.
  1. Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.
  2. A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer for maladministration.
  3. A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives.
    4. Articles of impeachment .
    See under Article.
    Impeachment of waste (Law),
    restraint from, or accountability for, injury; also, a suit for damages for injury.