intervention#1 (n)

n01023242

type n
lex_filenum 04
def (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress
def 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
examples the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits
Outgoing links
Hypernym proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
Domain of synset - TOPIC law, jurisprudence
Incoming links
Hyponym proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
Member of this domain - TOPIC law, jurisprudence

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