interlocutory adjective & noun. [ɪntǝ'lɒkjʊt(ǝ)ri] L15.
[medieval Latin interlocutorius, from Latin interlocut-: see INTERLOCUTOR noun², -ORY².]
A. adjective.
1. Law. Of a decree or judgement: given in the course of an action or as a preliminary to coming to trial; preliminary, provisional, interim. L15.

2. Of, pertaining to, or occurring in dialogue or conversation. L16.

3. Interpolated into a conversation or narrative. E19.
B. noun. Law. An interlocutory decree. E17-L18.

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