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Challenge propter affectum

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A challenge interposed on account of an ascertained or suspected bias or partiality, and which may be either a principal challenge or a challenge to the favor.

Harrisburg Bank v. Forster, 8 Watts (Pa.) 306 ; State v. Sawtelle, 66 N. H. 488, 32 Atl. 831; Jewell v. Jewell, 84 Me. 304, 24 Atl. 858, 18 L. R. A. 473.