challenge

(chăl'ənj)
n.

1. 1. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: a challenge to a duel.
   2. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation: a challenge to the government's authority.
2. A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question: a challenge to a theory.
3. A sentry's call to an unknown party for proper identification.
4. A test of one's abilities or resources in a demanding but stimulating undertaking: a career that offers a challenge.
5. A claim that a vote is invalid or that a voter is unqualified.
6. Law. A formal objection to the inclusion of a prospective juror in a jury.
7. Immunology. The induction or evaluation of an immune response in an organism by administration of a specific antigen to which it has been sensitized.

v., -lenged, -leng·ing, -leng·es.

v.tr.

1. 1. To call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: challenged me to a game of chess.
   2. To invite with defiance; dare: challenged him to contradict her. See synonyms at defy.
2. To take exception to; call into question; dispute: a book that challenges established beliefs.
3. To order to halt and be identified, as by a sentry.
4. Law. To take formal objection to (a prospective juror).
5. To question the qualifications of (a voter) or validity of (a vote).
6. To have due claim to; call for: events that challenge our attention.
7. To summon to action, effort, or use; stimulate: a problem that challenges the imagination.
8. Immunology. To induce or evaluate an immune response in (an organism) by administering a specific antigen to which it has been sensitized.

v.intr.

1. To make or give voice to a challenge.
2. To begin barking upon picking up the scent. Used of hunting dogs.

[Middle English chalenge, from Old French, from Latin calumnia, trickery, false accusation. See calumny. V., from Middle English chalengen, from Old French chalangier, from Latin calumniārī, from calumnia.]

challengeable chal'lenge·a·ble adj.

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noun

1. An act of taunting another to do something bold or rash: dare. See request.
2. Behavior or an act that is intentionally provocative: defiance, provocation. See attack/defend.
3. The act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition: demur, exception, expostulation, objection, protest, protestation, remonstrance, remonstration, squawk. Slang kick. See support/oppose.

verb

1. To call on another to do something requiring boldness: dare, defy. Idioms: throw down the gauntlet. See request.
2. To confront boldly and courageously: beard, brave, dare, defy, face, front. Idioms: fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at. See resist/yield.
3. To come near, as in quality or amount: approach, approximate, border on (or upon), rival, verge on. See same/different/compare.
4. To express opposition, often by argument: demur, except, expostulate, inveigh, object, protest, remonstrate. Informal kick, squawk. Idioms: set up a squawk, take exception. See support/oppose.
5. To take a stand against: buck, contest, dispute, oppose, resist, traverse. See support/oppose.

n

Definition: dispute, question
Antonyms: agree, answer, decide, win

v

Definition: dispute, question
Antonyms: acquiesce, agreement, answer, decision, victory, yield

1. An invitation to engage in a contest.

2. A demanding or stimulating situation.

In general, to call one out to answer for something, 68 A.
210, 214; “a request to fight a duel.” “In a legal sense an objection or exception calling into question the capability of a person for a particular function, the existence of a right, or the sufficiency or validity of an instrument. ” 14 C.J.S. 350.
An objection by a party or the party’s lawyer to the inclusion of a particular prospective juror as a member of the jury that is to hear that party’s cause or trial, with the result that the prospective juror is disqualified from the case. See voir dire.

challenge for cause
a request to a judge that a prospective juror not be allowed to serve on the jury for some specific cause or reason, such as not being qualified under the provisions of a statute. 118 S.W. 612, 615.


challenge to jury array
a formal objection to the entire panel of grand jurors. 621 F. 2d. 951. The basis of such a challenge is that something has been done or omitted to the prejudice of the substantial rights of the challenging party. 337 F. Supp. 140.


general challenge
a type of challenge for cause based on grounds from which, if shown to exist, the disqualification of the juror follows as a legal conclusion. 98 U.S. 145, 155. Known as challenge for principal cause at common law.


peremptory challenge
challenges which may be made without any specific reason or cause. 380 U.S.
202, 212. The right to a peremptory challenge is not intended to enable a party to select particular jurors but to exclude from the jury persons whom the party is unable successfully to challenge for cause.
403 F. 2d. 528, 530. The number of peremptory challenges allowed is usually prescribed by statute or court rule. E.g., Fed. R. Crim. P. 24.
If a specific reason exists why a particular juror may not fairly decide a matter, the juror may be challenged for cause. This conserves the peremptory challenges. These challenges are also available to the opposing party.

1934

Challenge. Dorothy West (1907-1998) creates this literary quarterly (New Challenge in 1937) as an outlet for the best black literature of the time, including that of Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, and Zora Neale Hurston. It was criticized by Richard Wright and others for ignoring younger writers and for being nonpolitical.

A word or phrase given by a sentry to someone approaching his or her post. The person approaching must give the password or the sentry will assume that the person approaching is an enemy or an unauthorized person. Also Challenge Coin--a coin shared by members of a specific organization which is used to identify a member of that group to another member of the group.

(DOD, NATO) Any process carried out by one unit or person with the object of ascertaining the friendly or hostile character or identity of another. See also countersign; password.

IN BRIEF: The calling for work, effort and the use of one's talents. Also: To call to take part in a contest.

Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average. — Jim Rohn.

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as in: an invitation to take part in a contest
sign description: Both hands with A handshapes begin apart and end with the knuckles of each hand together.

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Quotes:

"What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your current circumstances seems more likely, consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer." - Douglas Adams

"Great things are done when men and mountains meet. This is not done by jostling in the street." - William Blake

"When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge." - Terry Bradshaw

"I wanted to be scared again... I wanted to feel unsure again. That's the only way I learn, the only way I feel challenged." - Connie Chung

"We only think when we are confronted with problems." - John Dewey

"Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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1. (in immunology) the act or process of injecting antigenic material into an immunized animal to test for immunity or to provoke a further immune response.
2. (in endocrinology) the act or process of administering an agent to evaluate hormonal responses. It is used to test hormonal control and function.

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For a list of words related to challenge, see:

• Laws, Procedures, and Court Proceedings - challenge: objection to prospective juror during pretrial jury selection
• Fox Hunting - challenge: cry of hound on picking up scent
• Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - challenge: (vb) dispute, call in question

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udfordring, anråb, opfordring, anfægtelse
v. tr. - udfordre, vække, opfordre, råbe an, protestere imod, rejse tvivl om
v. intr. - rejse tvivl om

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitdaging, vraag om uitleg, zware taak, wraking (juridisch), vraag naar identiteit, immunisatie- onderzoek, uitdagen, betwisten, wraken, vragen naar identiteit, vragen om uitleg, onderzoeken op immuniteit

Français (French)
n. - défi, challenge, épreuve, contestation, sommation, course à (la présidence), (Jur) récusation, (Sport) attaque, (Pol) tentative (pour s'emparer à la direction du parti)
v. tr. - défier (qn), provoquer (qn), débattre (des idées), contester (une autorité), mettre à l'épreuve, stimuler (qn), (Jur) récuser, contester
v. intr. - défier, contester, provoquer qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - herausfordern, in Frage stellen, erregen
n. - Herausforderung, (jur.) Ablehnung, Anfechtung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προκαλώ, αμφισβητώ (την ορθότητα, το κύρος κ.λπ.), αποτελώ ή συνιστώ πρόκληση (για τις ικανότητες κ.λπ.), εξαιρώ (ένορκο)
n. - πρόκληση (στις ικανότητες κ.λπ.), δυσκολία, (αίτηση για) εξαίρεση (ενόρκου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
sfidare, stimolare, contestare, impugnare, mettere in dubbio, ricusare, sfida, intimazione, impugnazione, ricusazione, opposizione, eccezione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desafiar
n. - desafio (m)

Русский (Russian)
бросать вызов, оспаривать, вызов, сложная, но интересная проблема

Español (Spanish)
n. - desafío, reto
v. tr. - desafiar, retar, poner en duda, cuestionar
v. intr. - cuestionarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utmana, uppfordra, anropa (om vaktpost), bestrida, göra anspråk på
n. - utmaning, anrop, bestridande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
挑战, 盘问, 向...挑战, 怀疑, 要求, 反对

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 挑戰, 盤問
v. tr. - 向...挑戰, 懷疑, 要求
v. intr. - 挑戰, 反對

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 도전, 해볼만한 일, 공격
v. tr. - 도전하다, 사죄를 요구하다, 이의를 신청하다
v. intr. - 도전하다, 이의 신청하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 挑戦, 申し込み, やりがい, 呼び止めること, 異議申し立て, 忌避
v. - 挑戦する, 喚起する, 呼び止める, 異議を唱える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تحدى, اعترض على (الاسم) تحدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אתגר, הזמנה, הוראה לעצור ולהזדהות, התנגדות למושבע, בדיקת חסינות רפואית‬
v. tr. - ‮דרש שיזדהה, קרא, הזמין, פקפק ב-, תבע (שימת-לב), הצריך (מאמץ)‬
v. intr. - ‮היווה אתגר, קרא, פקפק ב-‬

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