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intervention

/ intervention /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
"the purpose of in"
Type of:
proceeding legal proceeding proceedings
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute)
Type of:
engagement participation involvement
Kinds of:
mediation intermediation
Derived:
intercede mediate intermediate liaise arbitrate
noun Sense 3
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
Opposites:
nonintervention noninterference
Type of:
foreign policy
Derived:
intervene step in interfere interpose
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Sense Count
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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proceeding legal proceeding proceedings engagement participation involvement mediation intermediation foreign policy nonintervention noninterference