proceeding vs intervention

intervention vs proceeding

proceeding and intervention both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proceeding	Yes	No	No	No
intervention	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intervention is a hyponym of proceeding; that is, intervention is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than proceeding:

proceeding: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
intervention: (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

Other hyponyms of proceeding include foreclosure, procedure, action, action at law, legal action, case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit, adoption, appeal, bankruptcy, receivership, judicial proceeding, litigation, naturalisation, naturalization, trial, review, hearing.

proceeding (noun)	intervention (noun)
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
	(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

Difference between proceeding and intervention

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