intervention

noun

in·ter·ven·tion ˌin-tər-ˈven(t)-shən How to pronounce intervention (audio)

plural interventions

: the act or an instance of intervening

the intervention of divine providence

: such as

: the act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning)

educational intervention

surgical interventions for cardiovascular disease

: the interference of a country in the affairs of another country for the purpose of compelling it to do or forbear doing certain acts

… obscures Eisenhower's decisive personal role in converting the CIA from an intelligence agency into an instrument for American intervention around the world.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

: an occurrence in which a person with a problem (such as a drug addiction) is confronted by a group (as of friends or family members) whose purpose is to compel the person to acknowledge and deal with the problem

stage/mount an intervention

Coaching colleagues and former players pleaded with him to reengage with the game, to no avail, until 1989, when a number of them prepared to stage an intervention.

Alexander Wolff

interventional

ˌin-tər-ˈven(t)-shə-nᵊl How to pronounce intervention (audio)

-ˈvench-nəl How to pronounce intervention (audio)

adjective

interventional cardiology

Medical Definition

intervention

noun

in·ter·ven·tion ˌint-ər-ˈven-chən How to pronounce intervention (audio)

: the act or fact or a means of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning)

Many patients with a flail mitral leaflet present with acute severe mitral regurgitation and pulmonary edema, requiring prompt surgical intervention.

Catherine M. Otto, The Journal of the American Medical Association

Another helpful postpartum intervention is the inexpensive, uterine-contracting drug misoprostol, which has been shown by research in India to prevent up to half of all postpartum hemorrhaging if administered within a few minutes after delivery.

Judith F. Helzner, Ms. Magazine

Legal Definition

intervention

noun

in·ter·ven·tion ˌin-tər-ˈven-chən How to pronounce intervention (audio)

: the act or an instance of intervening

specifically : the act or procedure by which a third party becomes a party to a pending proceeding between other parties in order to protect his or her own interest in the subject matter of the suit compare impleader, interpleader, joinder

Note: Intervention developed as a procedure in equity courts. There is some overlap between joinder and intervention because of the merger of law and equity in federal practice.

— intervention of right

: intervention allowed in federal civil procedure when a statute grants an absolute right to intervene or when the applicant claims an interest in the subject of the proceeding that the applicant may be impeded from protecting by the disposition of the proceeding

Note: Intervention of right will not be granted if the court considers that the applicant's interest is already adequately represented.

— permissive intervention

: intervention allowed in federal civil procedure when a statute grants a conditional right to intervene or when the applicant's claim has a question of law or fact in common with the proceeding

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释义	intervention noun in·ter·ven·tion ˌin-tər-ˈven(t)-shən plural interventions : the act or an instance of intervening the intervention of divine providence : such as a : the act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning) educational intervention surgical interventions for cardiovascular disease b : the interference of a country in the affairs of another country for the purpose of compelling it to do or forbear doing certain acts … obscures Eisenhower's decisive personal role in converting the CIA from an intelligence agency into an instrument for American intervention around the world. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. c : an occurrence in which a person with a problem (such as a drug addiction) is confronted by a group (as of friends or family members) whose purpose is to compel the person to acknowledge and deal with the problem stage/mount an intervention Coaching colleagues and former players pleaded with him to reengage with the game, to no avail, until 1989, when a number of them prepared to stage an intervention. Alexander Wolff interventional ˌin-tər-ˈven(t)-shə-nᵊl -ˈvench-nəl adjective interventional cardiology Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition intervention noun in·ter·ven·tion ˌin-tər-ˈven-shən : the act or fact of taking action about something in order to have an effect on its outcome The dispute required intervention. Medical Definition intervention noun in·ter·ven·tion ˌint-ər-ˈven-chən : the act or fact or a means of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning) Many patients with a flail mitral leaflet present with acute severe mitral regurgitation and pulmonary edema, requiring prompt surgical intervention. Catherine M. Otto, The Journal of the American Medical Association Another helpful postpartum intervention is the inexpensive, uterine-contracting drug misoprostol, which has been shown by research in India to prevent up to half of all postpartum hemorrhaging if administered within a few minutes after delivery. Judith F. Helzner, Ms. Magazine Legal Definition intervention noun in·ter·ven·tion ˌin-tər-ˈven-chən : the act or an instance of intervening specifically : the act or procedure by which a third party becomes a party to a pending proceeding between other parties in order to protect his or her own interest in the subject matter of the suit compare impleader, interpleader, joinder Note: Intervention developed as a procedure in equity courts. There is some overlap between joinder and intervention because of the merger of law and equity in federal practice. — intervention of right : intervention allowed in federal civil procedure when a statute grants an absolute right to intervene or when the applicant claims an interest in the subject of the proceeding that the applicant may be impeded from protecting by the disposition of the proceeding Note: Intervention of right will not be granted if the court considers that the applicant's interest is already adequately represented. — permissive intervention : intervention allowed in federal civil procedure when a statute grants a conditional right to intervene or when the applicant's claim has a question of law or fact in common with the proceeding
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