intervention
nouns
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
"it occurs without human intervention"
is derived from
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
antonym
(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"
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
is a type of (narrower)
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
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