Synonyms: intervention, treatment
Definition: care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
Similar words: tending, care, aid, attention
Definition: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
Usage: no medical care was required; the old car needs constant attention
Synonyms: intervention
Definition: (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
Usage: the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits
Similar words: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings
Definition: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
Synonyms: interposition, intervention
Definition: the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
Similar words: position, positioning, placement, locating, location, emplacement
Definition: the act of putting something in a certain place
Synonyms: intercession, intervention
Definition: the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
Usage: it occurs without human intervention
Similar words: participation, involution, involvement, engagement
Definition: the act of sharing in the activities of a group
Usage: the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
Synonyms: interference, intervention
Definition: a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
Similar words: foreign policy
Definition: a policy governing international relations