interlocutory
of the nature of, pertaining to, or occurring in conversation: interlocutory instruction.
interjected into the main course of speech.
Law.
pronounced during the course of an action, as a decision; not finally decisive of a case.
pertaining to an intermediate decision.
Origin of interlocutory
1Other words from interlocutory
- in·ter·loc·u·to·ri·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for interlocutory
/ (ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtərɪ, -trɪ) /
law pronounced during the course of proceedings; provisional: an interlocutory injunction
interposed, as into a conversation, narrative, etc
of, relating to, or characteristic of dialogue
Derived forms of interlocutory
- interlocutorily, adverb
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