the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system |
(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 rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society |
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) | a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature |
the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries | legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity |
| the collection of rules imposed by authority |
| the force of policemen and officers |