Impeach /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Impeached; p. pr. & vb. n. Impeaching

1. To hinder; to impede; to prevent. [Obs.]

   These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land.

   A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance.

2. To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse; especially to charge (a public officer), before a competent tribunal, with misbehavior in office; to cite before a tribunal for judgment of official misconduct; to arraign; as, to impeach a judge. See Impeachment.
3. Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.

   And doth impeach the freedom of the state.

4. To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper. (Law)

1. Hindrance; impeachment. [Obs.]