intervention
/ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/
The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events; 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; An orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior
- plural
- interventions
Meanings
- 1
The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events
Tom didn't require medical intervention.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
A free market requires no government intervention.
Tatoeba · mystixa · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
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
An action taken or procedure performed; an operationrare