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interlocutorily

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in⋅ter⋅loc⋅u⋅to⋅ry

  [in-ter-lok-yuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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–adjective
1. of the nature of, pertaining to, or occurring in conversation: interlocutory instruction.
2. interjected into the main course of speech.
3. Law.
a. pronounced during the course of an action, as a decision; not finally decisive of a case.
b. pertaining to an intermediate decision.
Origin:
1580–90; < ML interlocūtōrius. See interlocutor, -tory 1

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅loc⋅u⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
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Main Entry: in·ter·loc·u·to·ry
Pronunciation: "in-t&r-'lä-ky&-"tOr-E
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin interlocutorius, from Late Latin interloqui to pronounce an interlocutory sentence, from Latin, to speak between
: not final or definitive interlocutory order>; broadly : made or done during the progress of an action esp. when delay would cause irreversible injury interlocutory appeal>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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