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countable and uncountable, plural interventions
The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events. quotations examples
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”, in 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. examples
An orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior. examples
(medicine) An action taken or procedure performed; an operation. examples