intervention
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English [edit]
Noun [edit]
intervention (plural interventions)
- The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
- 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, BBC Sport:
- Fernando Torres was recalled in place of the suspended Didier Drogba and he was only denied a goal in the opening seconds by Laurent Koscielny's intervention - a moment that set the tone for game filled with attacking quality and littered with errors.
- 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, BBC Sport:
- (US, law) 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 to seek professional help with an addiction or other psychological problem.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
act of intervening
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Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin interventiō, from interveniō (“I intervene, come between”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /entərvənsjoːn/, [entˢɐvənˈɕoːˀn]
Noun [edit]
intervention c (singular definite interventionen, plural indefinite interventioner)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of intervention
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | intervention | interventionen | interventioner | interventionerne |
| genitive | interventions | interventionens | interventioners | interventionernes |
Finnish [edit]
Noun [edit]
intervention
- Genitive singular form of interventio.
French [edit]
Noun [edit]
intervention f (plural interventions)
- intervention
