impeachment
BrE /ɪmˈpiːtʃmənt/ AmE /ɪmˈpitʃmənt/
noun en → es
the process of formally accusing a public official, especially the president or prime minister, of serious wrongdoing and removing them from office if found guilty
juicio político, destitución
- an impeachment trial
Collocations impeachment proceedings · articles of impeachment
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The House voted to impeach the president.
La Cámara votó para iniciar el juicio político contra el presidente.
a situation in which there is a serious threat to the position of an important political leader, often leading to impeachment proceedings
crisis política, situación de peligro político
- a constitutional crisis
Collocations impeachment threat · political impeachment
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The country is facing an impeachment crisis.
El país está enfrentando una crisis de juicio político.