the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
<noun.act> it occurs without human intervention
Intercession \In`ter*ces"sion\, n. [L. intercessio an intervention, a becoming surety: cf. F. intercession. See {Intercede}.] The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or others.
But the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which can not be uttered. --Rom. viii. 26.
In Bolivia, without Carmen's skilled intercession, they would have been a nightmare. In each office we visited she knew just who to brow-beat, who to sweet-talk, who to hurry along with small - I shall not call them bribes - remunerative incentives.
A key issue of the Protestant Reformation was Roman Catholic belief in prayers "invoking the intercession" of Mary and the saints.
The talks failed despite the intercession of diplomats from Thailand and China, which arm the guerrillas but have been actively seeking an agreement.
What made the Cuban proposal acceptable to the United States was the intercession of commission chairman Alioune Sene of Senegal, he said.
Thanks to the intercession of another minister, Mordecai, himself a descendant of the family of Saul, Haman's plan was thwarted.
For these economic reasons, the British welcomed AmCham's intercession in the most-favored-nation debate on behalf of Hong Kong.
The daughters are seized by Creon, king of Thebes, but then released after the intercession of Theseus.