English word intervention comes from Latin venio ((intransitive) I approach. (intransitive) I come.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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venio | Latin (lat) | (intransitive) I approach. (intransitive) I come. |
intervenire | Latin (lat) | |
interventio | Latin (lat) | |
intervention | Middle French (frm) | |
intervention | English (en) | (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.. (medicine) An action taken or procedure performed; an operation.. An orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior.. The action of [...] |