Intervention

Origin

From Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō

Full definition of intervention

Noun

1. The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
• 2011, October 29, Phil McNulty, Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal, 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.
2. (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.

Derived terms

• interventionism
• divine intervention