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METTRE ACCUSATION VUE DESTITUER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Executive (Constitutional Law)
- Political Institutions
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- impeach
1, record 1, English, impeach
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[To] charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. 2, record 1, English, - impeach
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When an irate citizen demands that a disfavored public official be impeached, the citizen clearly intends for the official to be removed from office. This popular use of "impeach" as a synonym of "throw out" (even if by due process) does not accord with the legal meaning of the word. When a public official is impeached, that is, formally accused of wrongdoing, this is only the start of what can be a lengthy process that may or may not lead to the official's removal from office. In strict usage, an official is impeached (accused), tried, and then convicted or acquitted. 3, record 1, English, - impeach
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pouvoir exécutif (Droit constitutionnel)
- Institutions politiques
- Droit judiciaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mettre en accusation
1, record 1, French, mettre%20en%20accusation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mettre en accusation en vue de destituer 2, record 1, French, mettre%20en%20accusation%20en%20vue%20de%20destituer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour renverser le président, les députés n'ont qu'un seul moyen : le «mettre en accusation», c'est-à-dire entamer la procédure de destitution appelée «impeachment». 3, record 1, French, - mettre%20en%20accusation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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