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Intervention - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Intervention : (noun)
1: the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute) [syn: intercession]
2: a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
[syn: interference] [ant: nonintervention, nonintervention]
3: (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 intervention is to prevent
unnecessary duplication of lawsuits"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Intervention : \In`ter*ven"tion\, n. [L. interventio an
interposition: cf. F. intervention.]
1. The act of intervening; interposition.
Sound is shut out by the intervention of that lax
membrane. --Holder.
2. Any interference that may affect the interests of others;
especially, of one or more states with the affairs of
another; mediation.
Let us decide our quarrels at home, without the
intervention, of any foreign power. --Sir W.
Temple.
3. (Civil Law) The act by which a third person, to protect
his own interest, interposes and becomes a party to a suit
pending between other parties.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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INTERVENTION, civil law. The act by which a third party becomes a party in a
suit pending between other persons.
2. TheIntervention : is made either to be joined to the plaintiff, and
to claim the same thing he does, or some other thing connected with it or,
to join the defendant, and with him to oppose the claim of the plaintiff,
which it is his interest to defeat. Poth. Proced. Civ. lere part. ch. 2, s.
6, Sec. 3. In the English ecclesiastical courts, the same term is used in
the same sense.
3. When a third person, not originally a party to the suit or
proceeding, but claiming an interest in the subject-matter in dispute, may,
in order the better to protect such interest, interpose his claim, which
proceeding is termed intervention. 2 Chit. Pr. 492; 3 Chit. Com. Law, 633; 2
Hagg. Cons. R. 137; 3 Phillim. R. 586; 1 Addams, R. 5; Ought. tit. 14; 4
Hagg. Eccl. R. 67 Dual. Ad. Pr. 74. The intervener may come in at any stage
of the cause, and even after judgment, if an appeal can be allowed on such
judgment. 2 Hagg. Cons. R.
137: 1 Eng. feel. R. 480; 2 E.g. Eccl. R. 13.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Intervention : Intervention: The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome. In medicine, an intervention is usually undertaken to help treat or cure a
condition. For example, early intervention may help children with autism to speak. "Acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention is widely practiced in the United States," according to the National
Institutes of Health. Based on the Latin intervenire, to come between.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Intervention |
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