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WIKTIONARY
challenge
Noun
  • A confrontation; a dare.
    • An instigation or antagonization intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
    • A bid to overcome something.
    • An attempt to take possession; a tackle sports
    • A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
    • The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
    • An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
  • A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
  • A procedure or action. law
    • A judge's interest in the result of the case for which he or she should not be allowed to sit the case, e.g. a conflict of interest. law, rare
    • The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
    • The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
    • An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote. The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered. US
  • The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game. hunting
Verb
  • To invite someone to take part in a competition.
  • To dare someone.
  • To dispute something.
  • To make a formal objection to a juror. law
  • To claim as due; to demand as a right. obsolete
  • To censure; to blame. obsolete
  • To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines). military
  • To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter. US
  • To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it. Canada, US