interlocutory

A legal term used to describe a provisional or temporary order, decree, or judgment made during the course of a lawsuit, which does not constitute a final decision.

• 🇫🇷Terme juridique désignant une décision, un ordre ou un jugement rendu au cours d'une procédure, qui est provisoire ou interlocutoire et ne constitue pas le règlement définitif de l'affaire.

1. Relating to dialogue C2 formal

   Characterized by or involving conversation or exchange between two or more people.

   • The play is written in an interlocutory style with rapid exchanges.
   • Their interlocutory debate revealed deep philosophical differences.
   • The novel's interlocutory passages mimic real-life conversations.

   🇫🇷Relatif au dialogue / interlocutoire

   Synonymes: communicativeconversational

2. Provisional or interim (legal) C2 formal legal

   Of or relating to a legal order or decree that is not final, often issued during the course of a lawsuit.

   • The court issued an interlocutory injunction to prevent further damage.
   • He filed an interlocutory appeal challenging the judge's ruling.
   • Interlocutory orders are subject to revision before the final judgment.

   🇫🇷interlocutoire (décision, jugement)

   Synonymes: interimpreliminaryprovisionaltemporary

   Antonymes: conclusivedefinitivefinalperemptory

• more interlocutory comparative form
• most interlocutory superlative form