SINCE 1828
interlocution
noun
in·ter·lo·cu·tion
| \ ˌintə(r)lōˈkyüshən, -ləˈ-\
Definition of interlocution
1
: interchange of speech : conversation
2
: an interruptive utterance : interruption, interpolation, parenthesis
4a
[ Late Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from Latin ]
: the making of an interlocutory legal order or decree
also
: the order or decree
b
Roman law
: a constitution of the emperor in the form of an informal expression of the imperial wish
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