·noun Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.
II. Impeachment ·noun The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached.
III. Impeachment ·noun A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer for maladministration.
IV. Impeachment ·noun A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, ·etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives.