1. A special or unusual action taken by an authority or entity to address an extraordinary situation or crisis
The central bank's exceptional intervention in the market prevented a financial collapse.
A intervenção excepcional do banco central no mercado evitou um colapso financeiro.
2. In legal or administrative contexts, an extraordinary measure taken outside normal procedures
The court granted exceptional intervention to protect the child's welfare.
O tribunal concedeu intervenção excepcional para proteger o bem-estar da criança.