INTERVENTION
\ˌɪntəvˈɛnʃən], \ˌɪntəvˈɛnʃən], \ˌɪ_n_t_ə_v_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]\
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(law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings; "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits"
By Princeton University
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The act of intervening; interposition.
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Any interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation.
By Oddity Software
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The act of intervening; interposition.
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Any interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).