INTERVENTION
\ˌɪntəvˈɛnʃən], \ˌɪntəvˈɛnʃən], \ˌɪ_n_t_ə_v_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of INTERVENTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(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"
By Princeton University
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The act of intervening; interposition.
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Any interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation.
By Oddity Software
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The act of intervening; interposition.
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Any interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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Interposition; agency of persons; agency or instrumentality; mediation.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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