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Articles of Impeachment

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000572

Formal written accusations of misconduct against a public official, adopted by the House of Representatives. These articles specify the charges that, if proven, could lead to the official's removal from office. Once adopted, they are sent to the Senate for a trial, where a two-thirds vote is required for conviction and removal.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000572
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000572",
  "term": "Articles of Impeachment",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Formal written accusations of misconduct against a public official, adopted by the House of Representatives. These articles specify the charges that, if proven, could lead to the official's removal from office. Once adopted, they are sent to the Senate for a trial, where a two-thirds vote is required for conviction and removal.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/articles-of-impeachment/"
}

Record 358 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.