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▸ noun: An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
▸ noun: A bid to overcome something.
▸ noun: (sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
▸ noun: A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
▸ noun: A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
▸ noun: (law) A procedure or action.
▸ noun: The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
▸ noun: (law, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
▸ noun: The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
▸ noun: (US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
▸ noun: (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
▸ verb: (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
▸ verb: (transitive) To dare (someone).
▸ verb: (transitive) To dispute (something).
▸ verb: To call something into question or dispute.
▸ verb: (law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.
▸ verb: (transitive) To be difficult or challenging for.
▸ verb: (obsolete, transitive) To claim as due; to demand as a right.
▸ verb: (obsolete, transitive) To censure; to blame.
▸ verb: (military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
▸ verb: (US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
▸ verb: (Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
Similar:
dispute,
take exception,
gainsay,
challenger,
dilemma,
hurdle,
task,
conundrum,
obstacle,
difficulty,
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physical challenge,
mental challenge,
emotional challenge,
social challenge,
financial challenge,
academic challenge,
creative challenge,
spiritual challenge,
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