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impeachment

[imˈpēCHmənt]

NOUN

1. the action of calling into question the integrity or validity of something.

   "the prosecutor's detailed impeachment of the character witness"

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     BRITISH
     a charge of treason or another crime against the state.
     "the king cynically abandoned him, encouraging his impeachment"
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     US
     a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
     "the president is facing impeachment over the scandal" · "all impeachments shall be tried by the Senate"

What are the four steps of the impeachment process?

The basic Impeachment process involves the following steps: The House of Representatives votes to impeach the President. The Senate the holds a trial based on the impeachment charges. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides as the judge over the impeachment trial of the President.

Reference: www.impeachment101.com/the-basics.html

An impeachment inquiry is the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into whether there’s enough evidence for an impeachment case against a federal official to go forward. Members of the committee must decide whether to write articles of impeachment and present them to the rest of the House for a vote on impeachment.

What the Impeachment Inquiry Means for Donald Trump | Time

time.com/5685325/impeachment-inquiry-donald-trump-democrats/

Okay, you could say that the impeachment inquiry is part of the impeachment process, but it is only a preliminary part.  If the House never votes on the articles of impeachment, the case will never go to trial before the Senate, and Trump will not be removed from office by the impeachment process.