intervention

Etymology

From Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō. Morphologically intervene + -tion.

noun

  1. The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
    Fernando Torres was recalled in place of the suspended Didier Drogba and he was only denied a goal in the opening seconds by Laurent Koscielny's intervention - a moment that set the tone for game filled with attacking quality and littered with errors. October 29, 2011, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport
  2. (US, law) A legal motion through which a person or entity who has not been named as a party to a case seeks to have the court order that they be made a party.
  3. An orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior.
  4. (medicine) An action taken or procedure performed; an operation.

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