the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) |
the collection of rules imposed by authority | (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 |
| care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) |
| the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others |
| a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries |