"impeach" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 彈劾

Definition

正式指控高級官員（如總統或法官）有不當行為，以展開可能導致其被免職的法律程序。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是正式、法律和政治用語，主要針對政府高級官員。在美國，“impeach”是啓動程序，被彈劾不等於立即被免職。常見搭配如“impeach the president”。不適用於一般罪行或普通人。

Examples

The government decided to impeach the president.

政府決定**彈劾**總統。

They want to impeach the judge for corruption.

他們想因貪污**彈劾**那位法官。

Congress can impeach high officials if they break the law.

國會可在高官違法時**彈劾**他們。

Some people believe it's time to impeach the mayor after recent scandals.

有些人認為最近醜聞發生後，是時候**彈劾**市長了。

It's very rare for a president to actually be impeached and removed from office.

總統真正被**彈劾**並免職非常罕見。

Did you hear they're trying to impeach the governor?

你聽說他們想**彈劾**州長嗎？