intermediate

adjective | \ ˌin-tər-ˈmē-dē-ət \ | in·ter·me·di·ate

1. : being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes an intermediate order

2. : of, relating to, or being a level of judicial scrutiny to ensure equal protection of the laws that is applied to a statute involving classification of persons and that is more intensive than the rational basis test and not as severe as strict scrutiny intermediate review intermediate scrutiny