impeach

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 劾 concerns calling someone to account for wrongdoing; its on-reading is がい.
• Basic usage: 弾劾 means impeachment, and 弾劾裁判 refers to an impeachment trial.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope of the word
  • 弾劾 is used in contexts of public accountability. Treating it as an ordinary question asked out of curiosity changes its meaning.
• Specifying a trial
  • The final 裁判 in 弾劾裁判 explicitly identifies a trial. This helps distinguish a motion calling for impeachment from the trial itself.