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impeachability

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im·peach·a·ble  (m-pch-bl)
adj.
1. Capable of being impeached: venal, impeachable public servants.
2. Being such as to warrant impeachment: an impeachable offense.

im·peacha·bili·ty n.
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Noun1.impeachability - the state of being liable to impeachment
guilt, guiltiness - the state of having committed an offense


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The issue of impeachability will arise only in a smaller subset of all cases, because many defendants will not take the stand, and many of those who do will not perjure themselves in a manner impeachable by their earlier confession, so the benefits of expanding the doctrinal test beyond voluntariness are not as great in this context.
The Washington Post: Mr Clinton's behaviour is at the margins of impeachability - straddling the line that separates disqualifying crimes from conduct that merely mars indelibly the presidential office and the man who holds it.
See STARR REPORT, supra note 2, at 129-30; see also Peter Baker & Susan Schmidt, Starr Alleges 'Abundant Lies': President Denies Impeachability, WASH.
 
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