impeachability

1 9.1

A situation where a public official like a president can be accused and removed from office for serious wrongdoing

noun
/ɪmˈpiːtʃəˌbɪlɪti/

Formal

: imputabilidad

Scholars continue to discuss the impeachability of high-ranking officials in constitutional law.

Examples

One's impeachability depends on both legal grounds and the evidence presented.
The impeachability of the president is a topic of great debate.
The impeachability of the president became a subject of intense national debate.
Many citizens are concerned about the impeachability of public officials.
The senator's impeachability was questioned after the scandal emerged.
The Constitution outlines the grounds for the impeachability of a president.
Many citizens were concerned about the impeachability of elected officials.

How Vulnerable

vulnerability

147 5.1

impeachability

Formal

1 9.1

immunity

Formal

337 4.9

Surface Forms

impeachability singular

impeachabilities plural

Morphology

impeachability = impeachable (transparent) = impeach + able + ity

A regular nominalization: 'impeachable' (impeach + -able) + -ity yields 'the quality of being impeachable', so the derivation follows standard English morphology.

Etymology

Impeachability comes from impeach, an old word that once meant 'to catch' or 'entangle' someone in a fault and is related to impede, which means 'to hold back'. So, impeachability is the quality of being open to a formal accusation and possible removal from office.