To impeach; to accuse; to asperse; to inform against; to reproach.
ap-p[=e]ch', v.t. (obs.) to accuse, censure, or impeach.--n. APPEACH'MENT. [O. Fr. empechier--L. impedic[=a]re, to catch by the feet--in, in, and pedica, a fetter. See IMPEACH.]