intervention

in·ter·ven·tion

noun

The definition of an intervention is something that comes between two things or something that changes the course of something.

An example of intervention is a group of friends confronting a friend about their drug use and asking the friend to seek treatment.

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intervention

the act of intervening
any interference in the affairs of others, esp. by one country in the affairs of another
an organized confronting of a person who has a serious problem, as an addiction to drugs or alcohol, by friends and family assembled to urge rehabilitation, etc.

Origin of intervention

Late Latin interventio from Classical Latin intervenire

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intervention

noun

The act or process of intervening: a nation's military interventions in neighboring countries; a politician opposed to government intervention in the market economy.
a. The systematic process of assessment and planning employed to remediate or prevent a social, educational, or developmental problem: early intervention for at-risk toddlers.
b. An act that alters the course of a disease, injury, or condition by initiating a treatment or performing a procedure or surgery.
c. A planned, often unannounced meeting with a person with a serious personal problem, such as addiction, in order to persuade the person to seek treatment.

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Noun

(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 to seek professional help and/or change their bahaviour with an addiction or other psychological problem.

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From Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō

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intervention - Investment & Finance Definition

When a government or central bank buys or sells a currency in the foreign exchange market in order to increase or decrease its relative value to other currencies. Intervention policies vary widely, with some countries, such as Japan, being more active in the foreign exchange market, and others, such as the U.S., being in the foreign exchange market less frequently. Historically, the U.S. actively intervened in the foreign exchange market in order to affect foreign exchange policy, but since approximately 1990, the general approach has been to let market forces determine the direction of currencies. However, if the U.S. believes that one currency is too strong or weak relative to others, it may intervene. Also, sometimes a foreign government will ask the U.S. to help it either strengthen or weaken its currency through intervention.

When the U.S. does decide to intervene, the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve work together. Typically, the Department of the Treasury decides when to intervene, while the intervention is carried out by the foreign exchange desk of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Intervention usually is paid for evenly between the Treasury’s Exchange Stabilization Fund and the Federal Reserve’s System Open Market Account. Such interventions are typically sterilized, which means that the expansion or contraction in the monetary supply that resulted from the intervention is offset by the Federal Reserve’s domestic monetary actions.

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intervention - Legal Definition

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A procedure under which a nonparty who has a significant interest in the outcome of a case enters into and becomes a party in the case.

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intervention - Medical Definition

n.

The act or process of intervening: a nation's military interventions in neighboring countries; a politician opposed to government intervention in the market economy.
1. The systematic process of assessment and planning employed to remediate or prevent a social, educational, or developmental problem: early intervention for at-risk toddlers.
2. An act that alters the course of a disease, injury, or condition by initiating a treatment or performing a procedure or surgery.
3. A planned, often unannounced meeting with a person with a serious personal problem, such as addiction, in order to persuade the person to seek treatment.