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- noun Plural form of
intervenor .
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Examples
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The St.te Court of Appeals in September granted both legislative leaders their request to be a part of the St. John lawsuit as "intervenors" - meaning that they are now parties to the lawsuit with a strong or compelling interest in the case.
California Progress Report kaldveer 2010
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David Grais, a lawyer for Walnut Place and some other intervenors, did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
BofA $8.5 billion settlement may go to federal court Reuters 2011
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But this time they're not saying it to powerless citizen intervenors, they're saying it to a major industry in the state.
Anne Butterfield: Boulder's 2B Means Progress Toward Clean Energy Anne Butterfield 2010
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Today you cannot get a bank to loan for a nuclear plant (but subprimes yes) due to fears that the licensing will be hijacked by intervenors and the project stalled or killed.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I Need Some Help on Alternative Energy Subsidies 2010
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But this time they're not saying it to powerless citizen intervenors, they're saying it to a major industry in the state.
Anne Butterfield: Boulder's 2B Means Progress Toward Clean Energy Anne Butterfield 2010
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However, the intervenors argue that the right to marry is fundamental only between members of the opposite sex.
Prop 8 Legal Analysis (Part 2): Whistlin' Past the Trial 2010
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What is needed is not just amici in such cases, but intervenors, and the FRJP should allow for intervenors to enter at the appellate level.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judicial Attitudes Towards Amicus Briefs: 2009
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One of the amici, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, publisher of the book in question, “Of Pandas and People,” previously filed a motion to intervene intervenors have the same rights as the original litigants but the motion was denied.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judicial Attitudes Towards Amicus Briefs: 2009
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The courts generally seem to have permitted “pro-family” and other such interest groups to serve as intervenors in these cases.
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It is particularly important to understand things like tribal codes, culture, language and history, but, once again, the intervenors failed to do their homework.
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