intervention

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Synonyms: intermention, intersection, interjection, interfection, interventions, interventor, interventive, interversion, interception, internection, intermeation

Antonyms: intermention, intersection, interjection, interfection, interventions, interventor, interventive, interversion, interception, internection, intermeation

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Noun

1. The action of [[intervening]]; [[interfering]] in some [[course]] of [[events]].
2. {{lb|en|US|legal}} 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. {{lb|en|medicine}} An [[action]] taken or [[procedure]] performed; an operation.

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