Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who intervenes; specifically, in law, a third person who intervenes in a suit to which he was not originally a party.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who intervenes; especially (Law), a person who assumes a part in a suit between others.
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- noun One who
intervenes .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unilateral intervention has historically been much better, but the intervener is always looked at with suspicion (see: Vietnam in Cambodia).
Matthew Yglesias » The Trouble With Genocide Prevention 2008
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The intervener is of the view that “[p] olice officers must engage young people during the explanation of their rights because people afflicted with learning disabilities use pseudo-sophisticated language, even when they do not understand the nature of what is being explained to them” [Factum atpara22].
L.T.H. v. Her Majesty the Queen: A Forecast : Law is Cool 2008
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The ballot measure also allowed members of the public to challenge unnecessary premium hikes, a so-called intervener system similar to that in place in many public utility commissions.
Jamie Court: Why is Washington Afraid of Health Insurance Premium Regulation? 2009
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United Nations you call an 'intervener' in United States.
OpEdNews - Diary: THE CITY OF BERKELEY VS THE WAR MACHINE 2008
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"United Nations you call an 'intervener' in United States.
OpEdNews - Diary: THE CITY OF BERKELEY VS THE WAR MACHINE 2008
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Success or Failure: the President was a reluctant intervener.
Aaron David Miller: Should We Arm the Libyan Opposition? The Short (and Long) Answer Is No Aaron David Miller 2011
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Success or Failure: the President was a reluctant intervener.
Aaron David Miller: Should We Arm the Libyan Opposition? The Short (and Long) Answer Is No Aaron David Miller 2011
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Supporters of PSC use will argue, as Pattison notes, that it is not the private contractors or companies' motives that matter, but the motives of the intervener as a whole e.g., the employing state, which are determined by the ruler or ruling elite.
David Isenberg: PSC and R2P in Libya David Isenberg 2011
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Also representing the intervener defendants in the case in the Supreme Court were lawyers from the Brennan Center for Justice and Hogan Lovells.
Fred Wertheimer: Supreme Court Denies Review of Decision Upholding Constitutionality of Public Financing Law Fred Wertheimer 2011
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Success or Failure: the President was a reluctant intervener.
Aaron David Miller: Should We Arm the Libyan Opposition? The Short (and Long) Answer Is No Aaron David Miller 2011
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