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Definition of interlocutory
: made during the progress of a legal action and not final or definitive an interlocutory appeal an interlocutory decree
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First Known Use of interlocutory
15th century
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interlocutory
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adjective
in·ter·loc·u·to·ry
\ˌin-tər-ˈlä-kyə-ˌtōr-ē\
Legal Definition of interlocutory
: not final or definitive an interlocutory order; broadly : made or done during the progress of an action especially when delay would cause irreversible injury an interlocutory appeal
Origin and Etymology of interlocutory
Medieval Latin interlocutorius, from Late Latin interloqui to pronounce an interlocutory sentence, from Latin, to speak between
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