legal challenge
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflegalandchallenge
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legal
adjective
uk/ˈliː.ɡəl/us/ˈliː.ɡəl/
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challenge
noun
uk/ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/us/ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/
(the situation of being faced with) something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully and therefore tests a ...
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(Definition oflegalandchallengefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflegal challenge
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The thirty-day limit is in itself a very restrictive period of time in which to prepare alegalchallenge.
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A temporary court injunction resulted from alegalchallengewhich was ruled unconstitutional nine months later.
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It will be interesting to see how the proponents of a powerlaw respond to thislegalchallenge.
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Millicom obtained the contract with little legislative objection and withoutlegalchallenge.
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Perhaps it is arguable that universities discriminating in their fees policies might themselves risklegalchallenge.
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A judicial decision raised the possibility of a successfullegalchallengeto the long-term use of leave of absence.
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That is fairly conclusive evidence that thelegalchallengeto which we refer is real and imminent.
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We cannot avoid the possibility oflegalchallenge.
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There is to date no conclusive outcome to thislegalchallenge.
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We also had anotherlegalchallenge: the issue of proportionality.
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Many of its flaws, and the possibility oflegalchallenge, will emerge over the coming months and years.
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Some of these cases are subject tolegalchallenge.
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We had time to launch alegalchallengeand to get a budget through.
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In addition, the unilateral change of contract is leading to a possible seriouslegalchallenge.
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A local authority is open tolegalchallengeif it fails to fulfil its statutory duty to provide house adaptations for people with disabilities.
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No wonder there is to be alegalchallengeto the measure.
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We shall be studying the decision closely, and we have not ruled out alegalchallenge.
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That will reduce the potential for any uncertainty orlegalchallengein the future.
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That tiny error of discretion will producelegalchallengeafterlegalchallenge.
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No otherlegalchallengecan be made to the order.
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