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English → English (gcide) Definition: Challenge to the favor 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. [1913 Webster] A challenge to controversy. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his post, and demanding the countersign. [1913 Webster] 3. A claim or demand. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] There must be no challenge of superiority. --Collier. [1913 Webster] 4. (Hunting) The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game. [1913 Webster] 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. --Blackstone [1913 Webster] 6. An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote. The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] 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. Peremptory challenge, a privilege sometimes allowed to defendants, of challenging a certain number of jurors (fixed by statute in different States) without assigning any cause. Principal challenge, that which the law allows to be sufficient if found to be true. [1913 Webster] favor \fa"vor\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for favel a horse. See 2d Favel.] 1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will. [1913 Webster] Hath crawled into the favor of the king. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending. [1913 Webster] But found no favor in his lady's eyes. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. --Luke ii. 52. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or good will, as distinct from justice or remuneration. [1913 Webster] Beg one favor at thy gracious hand. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity. [1913 Webster] I could not discover the lenity and favor of this sentence. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 5. The object of regard; person or thing favored. [1913 Webster] All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, His chief delight and favor. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 6. A gift or present; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding. [1913 Webster] Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This boy is fair, of female favor. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 8. (Law) Partiality; bias. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster] 9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received. [1913 Webster] 10. pl. Love locks. [Obs.] --Wright. [1913 Webster] Challenge to the favor or Challenge for favor (Law), the challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as acquaintance, business relation, etc. See Principal challenge , under Challenge. In favor of, upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. In favor with, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by. To curry favor [see the etymology of Favor, above], to seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or officious civilities. With one's favor, or By one's favor, with leave; by kind permission. [1913 Webster] But, with your favor, I will treat it here. --Dryden. Syn: Kindness; countenance; patronage; support; lenity; grace; gift; present; benefit. [1913 Webster]