Sentence examples for formal impeachment from inspiring English sources

"[The cases of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton] suggest a 'lead time' of about a year (give or take) between [an] impeachable offense first being taken seriously and actual formal impeachment proceedings.

The likelihood is that Parliament will reject his reply in June and will call for formal impeachment proceedings to begin.

Sri Lanka's parliament began formal impeachment proceedings against the country's chief justice, lodging 14 charges against her, including for failing to disclose her income.

If the House does begin an impeachment process, it means that a committee would be formed to look at all the evidence regarding the governor and then decide whether to recommend beginning formal impeachment hearings.

The 10 state lawmakers charged with considering whether to recommend the impeachment of Gov. John G. Rowland left unresolved the big question of the day: What standard will they follow in deciding whether to recommend that the State House of Representatives begin formal impeachment proceedings against Mr. Rowland?

Last week, after hearing testimony that forged checks passed through one foundation and that officials of another created minutes for meetings that never took place, Assemblyman Tom McClintock, a Republican from the area hit by the 1994 quake, said, "The committee is now in receipt of sufficient evidence to warrant a formal impeachment inquiry".

There is no formal legal sanction short of impeachment, but lawmakers could pass a resolution of censure to express their displeasure, according to legislative aides.

The governing coalition set no formal deadline for the start of impeachment proceedings against Mr. Musharraf, a favored American ally, leaving open the possibility of a protracted and debilitating political fight that could take months of haggling to secure the parliamentary votes needed for impeachment.

The political case against Mr. Blagojevich was also moving forward Thursday, as calls for his resignation grew and state officials prepared to take formal measures against him, including possible impeachment, next week in Springfield.

Whether being disbarred would necessarily lead to Thomas' formal removal from the bench through impeachment is a matter of opinion and by no means an assured fact.

With the removal of Judge Galeano, who is facing a formal inquiry that could lead to his impeachment, the investigative phase of the case has been transferred to another judge, Rodolfo Canicoba Corral.