Montana Code 5-5-431. Nature of judgment
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5-5-431. Nature of judgment. The judgment in the impeachment may be that the defendant be suspended or that the defendant be removed from office and disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit under the state.
Terms Used In Montana Code 5-5-431
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201