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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Impeached

'Impeached' is closer to 'convicted' or 'accused'?
  

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" Famous case in point: We often talk about impeaching US presidents. I believe Clinton was impeached, and then acquitted. Nixon, on the other hand, resigned rather than face a trial, as it was known that there were enough votes in the Senate to convict him.

  • " Famous case in point: We often talk about impeaching US presidents.
  • I believe Clinton was impeached, and then acquitted.
  • Nixon, on the other hand, resigned rather than face a trial, as it was known that there were enough votes in the Senate to convict him.
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It's closer to "accused."

Famous case in point: We often talk about impeaching US presidents.
I believe Clinton was impeached, and then acquitted.

Nixon, on the other hand, resigned rather than face a trial,
as it was known that there were enough votes in the Senate to convict him.

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