interlocutory
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in·ter·loc·u·to·ry
(ĭn′tər-lŏk′yə-tôr′ē)adj. Law
Determining a matter during the course of a case and not part of a final decision: an interlocutory decree.
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interlocutory
(ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtərɪ; -trɪ)adj
1. (Law) law pronounced during the course of proceedings; provisional: an interlocutory injunction.
2. interposed, as into a conversation, narrative, etc
3. of, relating to, or characteristic of dialogue
ˌinterˈlocutorily adv
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in•ter•loc•u•to•ry
(ˌɪn tərˈlɒk yəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)adj.
1. of the nature of, pertaining to, or occurring in conversation.
2. interjected into the main course of speech.
3. Law. (of a decision, decree, etc.) not finally decisive of a case.
[1580–90; < Medieval Latin]
in`ter•loc′u•to`ri•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. interlocutory - consisting of dialogue
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