§ 419. Defendant may object to sufficiency of, or deny impeachment. When the defendant appears, he must answer the articles of impeachment; which he may do, either by objection to their sufficiency, or that of any article therein, or by denying the truth of the same.

Terms Used In N.Y. Judiciary Law 419

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
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