Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,591,321,023 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

intervenor

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Idioms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

An individual who is not already a party to an existing lawsuit but who makes himself or herself a party either by joining with the plaintiff or uniting with the defendant in resistance of the plain-tiff's claims.

See also: amicus curiae, arbitrator, litigant, umpire
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Legal browser?   Full browser?
 
” The Christian-based Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), which as intervenor in 'Smelt' is also defending DOMA, promoted the argument that there is a government interest in “responsible procreation.
Obama Wins: Federal Gay Marriage Suit Tossed by Carlos Santoscoy / On Top Magazine
4) The proposed intervenor must show a "direct, substantial, and legally protectable" (5) interest that "may as a practical matter" suffer impairment from the existing litigation.
Trashing the presumption: intervention on the side of the government by Black, Kathy / Environmental Law
In contrast, a minority of courts asserts that because the intervenor wants to become a "suitor" and act on "equal footing" with the original parties, Article III requirements are not met unless the intervenor has an interest that would be sufficient to bring an independent claim in federal court.
Has the Bowsher doctrine solved the debate? The relationship between ... by Timmermans, Elizabeth Zwickert / Notre Dame Law Review
 
 
 
Legal Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.