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Which best describes the act of formally accusing an elected official of wrongdoing?

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The answer is impeachment.

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It is the act of formally accuse an elected official of wrongdoing or misconducting. It is a process by which a legislature brings charges against a civil officer of government for crimes alleged to have been committed, analogous to the bringing of an indictment by a grand jury.

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