interposition – French translation

interposition ['ɪntəpə'zɪʃ(ə)n] n

med. interposition f

mil., logist. In a “violence control” context, mission consisting in occupying an intermediate area between belligerents, in order to deny them the ability to continue the direct confrontation, by making all necessary safeguarding arrangements, while remaining able to fix them. Interpositioning has to be accepted by the belligerent's authorities. (FRA); Military action consisting in placing a third force between two opposing forces in order to prevent them from fighting each other. (FRA)