intervention

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō. Morphologically intervene +‎ -tion. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪntəˈvɛnʃən/ Rhymes: -ɛnʃən Hyphenation: in‧ter‧ven‧tion === Noun === intervention (countable and uncountable, plural interventions) The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events. (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 with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior. (medicine) An action taken or procedure performed; an operation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === introvenient == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin interventiō, from interveniō (“I intervene, come between”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /entərvənsjoːn/, [entˢɐvənˈɕoːˀn] === Noun === intervention c (singular definite interventionen, plural indefinite interventioner) (law) intervention Synonyms: indblanding, indgriben ==== Inflection ==== == Finnish == === Noun === intervention genitive singular of interventio == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin interventiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === intervention f (plural interventions) intervention ==== Related terms ==== intervenir === Further reading === “intervention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Noun === intervention (plural interventiones) intervention == Swedish == === Noun === intervention c (law) intervention Synonyms: ingripande, inblandning ==== Declension ====