interlocutory
adjective
- of, having the nature of, or occurring in dialogue; conversational
- interjected: interlocutory wit
- Law pronounced during the course of a suit, pending final decision; not final: an interlocutory divorce decree
See interlocutory in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭnˌtər-lŏkˈyə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē)
adjective Law Pronounced or decided during the course of an action or suit and merely temporary or provisional in nature: an interlocutory decree.
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