interference, mediation; interference by one country in the affairs of another
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Intervention Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act of intervening; interposition.
The act of intervening; interposition.
(n.)
The act by which a third person, to protect his own interest, interposes and becomes a party to a suit pending between other parties.
The act by which a third person, to protect his own interest, interposes and becomes a party to a suit pending between other parties.
(n.)
Any interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAny interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation.
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.
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. 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.
intervention
n
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]
Cyfwng = n. an intervention
Rhyngad = n. intervention
Noun
1. the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute)
(synonym) intercession
(hypernym) engagement, participation, involvement, involution
(hyponym) mediation, intermediation
(derivation) intervene, step in, interfere, interpose
2. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
(synonym) interference
(antonym) nonintervention, noninterference
(hypernym) foreign policy
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"
(hypernym) proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Intervention Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
The action of a team facilitator when interrupting a discussion to state observations about group dynamics or the team process.
Intervention Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Action taken to divert a unit or force from its track, flight path, or mission.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Intervention Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
a process where forecasters force acceptance of a report rejected in the model initialisation routine ('supporting'), or use 'bogus' observations to input a conceptual model observed in imagery.
Intervention Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Intervention may refer to:
- Interventionism (politics)
- Humanitarian intervention, an attempt to reduce suffering within a state through armed conflict
- Entente intervention in the Russian Civil War at 1918-1925
- Invasion or military offensive
- Intervention (counseling), an attempt to compel a subject to "get help" for an addiction or other problem
- Cognitive interventions, a set of techniques and therapies practiced in counseling
- Economic interventionism, when a central bank buys or sells foreign currencies in an attempt to adjust exchange rates
- Intervention (law), a legal procedure for a nonparty to enter an ongoing lawsuit
- Health intervention, an effort to promote good health behaviour or to prevent bad health behaviour
- Art intervention, an interaction with a previously existing artwork, audience, or venue/space
- The Ottaviani Intervention, a study written by Cardinals Alfredo Ottaviani and Antonio Bacci to Pope Paul VI concerning changes to the Catholic Mass
- Well intervention, a term for the maintenance and repair of oil and gas wells
- Another name for the Northern Territory National Emergency Response
- CheyTac Intervention, a long range sniper rifle
- Intervention (consulting), term used in the field of Organizational Development
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Intervention Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
Programs or services that are intended to disrupt the delinquency process and prevent a youth from penetrating further into the juvenile justice system.
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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) ( About )Intervention Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
a step in which a client provides the social worker with information and shares whatever progress has been made in attempting to resolve the problem.
Intervention Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
In healthcare, any attempt (particularly one that is professional), or mode of attempting, to modify a medical situation.
a vaccine (or drug or behavioral therapy) used in a clinical trial to improve health or alter the course of disease.
