- appeach
- Same as impeach.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Appeach — Ap*peach , v. t. [OE. apechen, for empechen, OF. empeechier, F. emp[^e]cher, to hinder. See {Impeach}.] To impeach; to accuse; to asperse; to inform against; to reproach. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And oft of error did himself appeach. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appeach — verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: Middle English apechen, from (assumed) Anglo French apecher, anpecher, from Late Latin impedicare to entangle more at impeach transitive verb 1. obsolete : to bring a charge … Useful english dictionary
appeachment — appeachˈment noun • • • Main Entry: ↑appeach … Useful english dictionary
Impeach — Im*peach , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeaching}.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, F. emp[^e]cher, L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im in + pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and {Appeach},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impeached — Impeach Im*peach , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeaching}.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, F. emp[^e]cher, L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im in + pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and {Appeach},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impeaching — Impeach Im*peach , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeaching}.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, F. emp[^e]cher, L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im in + pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and {Appeach},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peach — (p[=e]ch), v. t. [See {Appeach}, {Impeach}.] To accuse of crime; to inform against. [Obs.] Foxe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accusation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Accusation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 accusation accusation charge imputation slur inculpation exprobration delation Sgm: N 1 crimination crimination Sgm: N 1 incrimination incrimination accrimination … English dictionary for students
peach — {{11}}peach (n.) late 12c., from O.Fr. pesche (O.N.Fr. peske, Fr. pêche), from M.L. pesca, from L.L. pessica, variant of persica peach, peach tree, from L. malum Persicum Persian apple, from Gk. Persikon malon, from Persis Persia. The tree is… … Etymology dictionary
peach — peach1 noun 1》 a round stone fruit with juicy yellow flesh and downy yellow skin flushed with red. 2》 the Chinese tree which bears peaches. [Prunus persica.] 3》 a pinkish orange colour like that of a peach. 4》 informal an exceptionally good or… … English new terms dictionary
