The Collaborative International Dictionary
Interlocutory \In`ter*loc"u*to*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. interlocutorius, F. interlocutoire.]
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Consisting of, or having the nature of, dialogue; conversational.
Interlocutory discourses in the Holy Scriptures.
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(Law) Intermediate; not final or definitive; made or done during the progress of an action; as, an interlocutory judgement.
Note: An order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause, is called interlocutory.
Interlocutory \In`ter*loc"u*to*ry\, n. [Cf. F. interlocutoire.] Interpolated discussion or dialogue.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to dialogue or conversation. 2 interject into something spoken. 3 (context legal English) Expressed during a legal action that awaits final decision. 4 (context legal English) Of or pertaining to legal action that is temporary or provisional. n. 1 (context rare English) A person engaged in a conversation, an interlocutor. 2 Interpolated discussion or dialogue.
WordNet
adj. consisting of dialogue
Wikipedia
Interlocutory is a legal term which can refer to an order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause of action, used to provide a temporary or provisional decision on an issue. Thus, an interlocutory order is not final and is not subject to immediate appeal.
In many U.S. legal systems, interlocutory orders are not appealable, save for in a few extraordinary cases. When the case is concluded, any aspect of an interlocutory order that has not become moot may be challenged in an appeal from the final judgment. However, in other legal systems, such as in England and Wales, in Hong Kong, and in Canada, interlocutory orders in civil matters can be appealed by leave of the appellate court. In criminal matters in Canada, the general rule is that there are no interlocutory appeals, except where Parliament has expressly provided. Australian courts and tribunals generally discourage appeals against interlocutory decisions.
Usage examples of "interlocutory".
An interlocutory decree was entered in the Santa Barbara divorce case a year ago today.
The interlocutory decree of divorce was granted in Santa Barbara a year ago, on the thirteenth.
Now there are three kinds of sentence - interlocutory, definitive, and preceptive.
An interlocutory sentence is one which is given not on the main issue of the case, but on some other side issues which emerge during the hearing of a case.
Or it may perhaps be called interlocutory because it is delivered simply by word of mouth without the formality of putting it into writing.
They ought to be convincing enough, even if the final interlocutory decree hadn’t been formally granted.
Out of court, he had a reputation as a killer of another kind and the rumor was that he had mended many a broken heart in that difficult period between interlocutory and final decrees.
No mandamus could locate the depleted whilom Breyfawkes as he had entered into an ancient moratorium, dating back to the times of the early barters, and only the junior partner Barren could be found, who entered an appearance and turned up, upon a notice of motion and after service of the motion by interlocutory injunction, among the male jurors to be an absolete turfwoman, originally from the proletarian class, with still a good title to her sexname of Ann Doyle, 2 Coppinger's Cottages, the Doyle's country.