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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

BABYLON ENGLISH
challenge v.
dare, invite to engage in a contest; stimulate, test one's ability; deal with; demand that one identify himself (Military)
invitation to engage in a contest, dare; something which tests one's ability, difficult and stimulating task

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
challenge
challenge
\chal"lenge\, v. i. to assert a right; to claim a place. where nature doth with merit challenge.
challenge
\chal"lenge\ (?), n. [oe. chalenge claim, accusation, challenge, of. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation, contest, fr. l. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. see calumny.]
1. an invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons. a challenge to controversy.
2. the act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his post, and demanding the countersign.
3. a claim or demand. [obs.] there must be no challenge of superiority. ollier.
4. (hunting) the opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
5. (law) an exception to a juror or to a member of a court martial, coupled with a demand that he should be held incompetent to act; the claim of a party that a certain person or persons shall not sit in trial upon him or his cause.
6. an exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote. the challenge must be made when the ballot is offered. [u. s.]
challenge
to the array (law), an exception to the whole panel.
challenge
to the favor, the alleging a special cause, the sufficiency of which is to be left to those whose duty and office it is to decide upon it.
challenge
to the polls, an exception taken to any one or more of the individual jurors returned.
similar words(7)

to challenge the array
challenge to the polls
challenge to the array
challenge to the favor
challenge-handshake authentication protocol
to challenge to the
principal challenge

WORDNET 2.0
challenge
Noun
1. a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
(hypernym) situation, state of affairs
2. a call to engage in a contest or fight
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) dare, daring
3. questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
(hypernym) questioning, inquiring
(derivation) dispute, gainsay
4. a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
(hypernym) objection
(derivation) take exception
5. a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
(hypernym) demand
Verb
1. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
(synonym) dispute, gainsay
(hypernym) contest, contend, repugn
(hyponym) call
(entail) question, oppugn, call into question
2. issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
(hypernym) invite, bid
(hyponym) provoke, stimulate
(derivation) rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender
3. ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(entail) stop, halt
4. raise a formal objection in a court of law
(synonym) take exception
(hypernym) object
(hyponym) appeal
(classification) law, jurisprudence

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Challenge
Challenge may refer to:
Voter challenging or Caging (voter suppression), a method of challenging the registration status of votersEuphemism for disabilityPeremptory challenge, a dismissal of potential jurors for jury duty
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

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

BABYLON ENGLISH
challenge v.
dare, invite to engage in a contest; stimulate, test one's ability; deal with; demand that one identify himself (Military)
invitation to engage in a contest, dare; something which tests one's ability, difficult and stimulating task

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
challenge
challenge
\chal"lenge\, v. i. to assert a right; to claim a place. where nature doth with merit challenge.
challenge
\chal"lenge\ (?), n. [oe. chalenge claim, accusation, challenge, of. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation, contest, fr. l. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. see calumny.]
1. an invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons. a challenge to controversy.
2. the act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his post, and demanding the countersign.
3. a claim or demand. [obs.] there must be no challenge of superiority. ollier.
4. (hunting) the opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
5. (law) an exception to a juror or to a member of a court martial, coupled with a demand that he should be held incompetent to act; the claim of a party that a certain person or persons shall not sit in trial upon him or his cause.
6. an exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote. the challenge must be made when the ballot is offered. [u. s.]
challenge
to the array (law), an exception to the whole panel.
challenge
to the favor, the alleging a special cause, the sufficiency of which is to be left to those whose duty and office it is to decide upon it.
challenge
to the polls, an exception taken to any one or more of the individual jurors returned.
similar words(7)

to challenge the array
challenge to the polls
challenge to the array
challenge to the favor
challenge-handshake authentication protocol
to challenge to the
principal challenge

WORDNET 2.0
challenge
Noun
1. a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
(hypernym) situation, state of affairs
2. a call to engage in a contest or fight
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) dare, daring
3. questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
(hypernym) questioning, inquiring
(derivation) dispute, gainsay
4. a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
(hypernym) objection
(derivation) take exception
5. a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
(hypernym) demand
Verb
1. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
(synonym) dispute, gainsay
(hypernym) contest, contend, repugn
(hyponym) call
(entail) question, oppugn, call into question
2. issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
(hypernym) invite, bid
(hyponym) provoke, stimulate
(derivation) rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender
3. ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(entail) stop, halt
4. raise a formal objection in a court of law
(synonym) take exception
(hypernym) object
(hyponym) appeal
(classification) law, jurisprudence

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Challenge
Challenge may refer to:
Voter challenging or Caging (voter suppression), a method of challenging the registration status of votersEuphemism for disabilityPeremptory challenge, a dismissal of potential jurors for jury duty
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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