INTERVENTIONS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

(law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress

Example: 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

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

Example: it occurs without human intervention

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries