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challenge

verb/ˈtʃæləndʒ/

to reject that something is right

Environmentalists often challenge decisions which allow mining in areas that are not suitable for it, and that could lead to disasters such as landslides.

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word origin — Middle English (in the senses ‘accusation’ and ‘accuse’): from Old French chalenge (noun), chalenger (verb), from Latin calumnia ‘calumny’, calumniari ‘calumniate’