The act of other interested parties joining as parties to an existing lawsuit is termed as ________.
A) intervention
B) consolidation
C) class action
D) arbitration

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Intervention is the legal term used when other interested parties join an existing lawsuit to protect their own interests. It allows outsiders to participate in the proceedings of a lawsuit between two or more parties, and to protect their rights, like a person or an organization. Consolidation is when two or more lawsuits are combined into a single lawsuit, while a class action is a legal action brought by one or more individuals on behalf of a group of people who have a common claim against a defendant. Arbitration is a dispute resolution process, where a neutral third party decides the outcome of a disagreement between two or more parties.

The Act of Other Interested Parties Joining as Parties to an Existing