the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) |
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something | (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 |
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) |
gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause | the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others |
| a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries |