All 8 Uses of
impeach
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'Then, as we understand each other,' said Squeers, 'will you allow me to ask you whether you consider me a highly virtuous, exemplary, and well-conducted man in private life; and whether, as a person whose business it is to take charge of youth, you place the strongest confidence in my unimpeachable integrity, liberality, religious principles, and ability?'†
Chpt 4
- 'You hear him, ma'am?' said Mr Pluck, looking round; 'you hear the unimpeachable testimony of my friend Pyke—that reminds me,—formalities, formalities, must not be neglected in civilised society.†
Chpt 27
- 'I denounce this person as a liar, and impeach him as a coward.†
Chpt 32 *
- There were the same unimpeachable masters and mistresses in want of virtuous servants, and the same virtuous servants in want of unimpeachable masters and mistresses, and the same magnificent estates for the investment of capital, and the same enormous quantities of capital to be invested in estates, and, in short, the same opportunities of all sorts for people who wanted to make their fortunes.†
Chpt 35
- There were the same unimpeachable masters and mistresses in want of virtuous servants, and the same virtuous servants in want of unimpeachable masters and mistresses, and the same magnificent estates for the investment of capital, and the same enormous quantities of capital to be invested in estates, and, in short, the same opportunities of all sorts for people who wanted to make their fortunes.†
Chpt 35
- Except the clock, there was not such an accurate and unimpeachable instrument in existence as the little thermometer which hung behind the door.†
Chpt 37
- …for he was no smoker): and his eyes on Morleena, who sat upon her uncle's knee, 'when I see that man as mingling, once again, in the spear which he adorns, and see his affections deweloping themselves in legitimate sitiwations, I feel that his nature is as elewated and expanded, as his standing afore society as a public character is unimpeached, and the woices of my infant children purvided for in life, seem to whisper to me softly, "This is an ewent at which Evins itself looks down!"†
Chpt 52
- I am the man as is guaranteed, by unimpeachable references, to be a out-and-outer in morals and uprightness of principle.†
Chpt 60
Definition:
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(impeach as in: impeach the President) formally charge a public official with unlawful activity; or the resulting legal proceedings; or any removal resulting from such proceedings