Dictionary Definition
interlocutory adj : consisting of dialogue
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
interlocutory- something spoken during a legal action that awaits final decision
- legal action that is temporary or provisional
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
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 usually
not subject to appeal.
In many legal
systems, interlocutory orders are not appealable, except 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.
See also
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
arbitrational, arbitrative, chatty, chitchatty, colloquial, coming between,
communicative,
confabulatory,
conversational,
cozy, going between,
intercessional,
intercessory,
intermedial,
intermediary,
intermediate,
intermediatory,
intervening,
interventional,
mediating, mediative, mediatorial, mediatory, mesne, middle, pacificatory