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in·ter·vene /ˌin-tər-'vēn/ vi -ven·ed, -ven·ing

1: to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events

may be held liable even though other independent agencies intervene between his negligence and the ultimate result — Hooks Superx Inc. v. McLaughlin, 642 N.E.2d 514 (1994)

2 a: to come in or between by way of hindrance or modification

b: to become a party to a legal proceeding begun by others in order to protect an alleged interest in the subject matter of the proceeding

the Commissioner of Internal Revenue was granted leave to intervene — P. A. Freund compare implead, interplead, join

in·ter·ve·nor /-'vē-nər, -ˌnȯr/ n