{"id":359231,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/challenge.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"challenge","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/challenge.html","title":{"rendered":"Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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vt<\/p><\/dt>\n

chal·lenged<\/b>
chal·leng·ing<\/b>
1<\/b> :<\/b> to dispute esp. as being invalid or unjust [counsel challenged<\/i> this interpretation]
2<\/b> :<\/b> to question formally (as by a suit or motion) the legality or legal qualifications of [ the regulations]
;esp<\/i>
:<\/b> to make a challenge to (a trier of fact) [the grounds for challenging<\/i> prospective jurors “W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.”] compare recuse<\/a>
n 1<\/b> :<\/b> a calling into question
;esp<\/i>
:<\/b> a questioning of validity or legality
:<\/b> objection <\/a> [when the to the statute is in effect a of this basic assumption “Kramer v. Union Free School Dist. No. 15<\/i>, 395 U.S. 621 (1969)”] see also batson challenge<\/a>
2<\/b> :<\/b> a request to disqualify a trier of fact (as a jury member or judge) compare recusal<\/a>, strike<\/a> <\/p>\n

challenge for cause<\/b>
:<\/b> a challenge esp. of a prospective juror based on a specific and stated cause or reason <\/p>\n

challenge to the array<\/b>
:<\/b> a challenge of an entire jury that raises objections to the selection process <\/p>\n

peremptory challenge<\/b>
:<\/b> a challenge esp. of a prospective juror that does not require a stated cause or reason <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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