Legal terms glossary

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Word in spanish

impugnación

Word in english

impeachment

Definition

1) showing that a witness is not telling the truth or does not have the knowledge to testify as he/she did. 2) the trying of a public official for charges of illegal acts committed in the performance of public duty. It is not the conviction for the alleged crime nor the removal from office. It is only the trial itself.